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The Effects of Water Pollution on Plant Growth
Many of the compounds that cause acid rain stem from power plants that burn fossil fuels, such as coal, as well as exhaust from buses, trucks and cars.Water pollution from substances can disrupt photosynthesis in aquatic plants, according to Tropical-Rainforest-Animals.com.
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Importance of Flowers in Nature
Cats even use flowers to cause vomiting and thus eliminate stomach distress. Cornflower can be used to treat acne, while valerian and California poppy relieve menstrual cramps. Flowers provide an eye-catching attribute to an otherwise plain, green-leaved...
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Hot Chocolates for Your Garden
Peas are ready for harvest in 55 to 60 days from planting.Owner Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms in Reedsville, Wisconsin is proud to introduce Laird Liam (Fujita Scale x), a gorgeous chocolate ruffled Hemerocallis (shown in photo on left) with a green throat.
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Interdependence Between Plants & Animals
Because flowers represent a drain on the plants resources, scientists at the University of Florida and Jilin University, believe that flowers developed as a way for the plant to advertise its wares to animals and insects.
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How to Grow Brazil Nuts
If the area has been decimated, allow several years for the ecosystem to rebalance. A recent New York Times article has noted that rainforests regenerate much more easily than previously imagined (see Resources below for link).Find an expert on rainforest...
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Arborvitae Green Giant Vs. Thuja Green Giant
Green Giant can easily grow 3 feet a year in good conditions, ultimately reaching a height of 50 to 60 feet. Green Giant also requires very little maintenance and it's somewhat drought tolerant.
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How to Care for Zucchini
It's beneficial to plant seeds in peat pots, greenhouses or hotbeds, then plant out in the garden approximately three weeks later when frost is no longer an issue. When planting or harvesting zucchini, it's critical to know how to grow your best crop...
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How Does Your Chocolate Grow?
What is your favorite kind of chocolate? They produce lovely tropical flowers (though how these flowers are pollinated remains something of a mystery; some botanists believe midges play a role, though others disagree).
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Do I Need a Male & Female Apple Tree to Produce Apples?
Williams' Pride, Redfree and Liberty will pollinate with a mid- or late-blooming cultivar.Apple tree cultivars and varieties should be chosen to meet the conditions of your site, soil and hardiness zone, but many other features may guide your selection,...
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Spring Purple Flowering Trees
It produces clusters of purple lavender flowers with a fragrance "reminiscent of artificial grape products," according to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center database. Suitable for USDA hardiness zones 5 to 9, this evergreen magnolia produces flower...
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Tulip Tree Facts
It thrives in moist climates, in areas with well-drained soil.Tulip trees are one of the tallest broadleef trees.Tulip trees are one of the tallest broadleaf trees in the eastern United States.
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How to Identify Tree Thorn
The bark of the Osage orange ranges from gray-brown to orange-brown in color, and is scaly and fissured. Oval leaves with smooth edges are typical of Osange oranges. Honey locust thorns are branched, and are found in clusters on the trunk.
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Are You Ready for a Black Petunia?
Among my favorite colors to pair with "black" are white, gold, pink, and lavender. The combining of colors in the garden is a very subjective, individual matter. Even earlier, at the California Spring Trials in April, it was the talk of the show.
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Chocolate and cocoa
The beans are then dried, often in the sun, and prepared for shipment.About 300 beans are needed to make a pound of chocolate. A gift of chocolate is considered an expression of passion or affection.There are claims that chocolate will lower blood pressure...
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Why Are My Tomatoes Mushy?
To combat this, make sure you know the properties of the type of tomato you purchase before you plant it.The tomato plant loves heat and flourishes in warm environments. If your tomatoes get too cold, the insides can break down, resulting in a mushy tomato.Tomatoes,...
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A Chocolate Garden
I think the fact that they are in a raised brick planter makes them easy to control. Coleus are spectacular in baskets, pots or directly planted in the garden such asOdors vary for each individual, depending on sensory receptors in their genetic makeup.
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List of Zone 6 Fruit Trees
Very tart and juicy, and harvested in late summer, the lodi apple is best used in sauces and pies.Asian pears that do well in zone 6 include the very flavorful kosui, sweet and reliable shinsui, juicy and sugary atago, the exotic-looking yellow-skinned...
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In What States Do Cherry Trees Grow?
Bitter cherry's eastern range includes such western states as Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Idaho. Pin cherry grows to 30 feet high, notes the "National Audubon Society Field Guide to Trees." Pin cherry grows throughout all of...
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Uses for Anthurium
In the rest of the country they can make spectacular houseplants, as long as they are not exposed to direct sunlight and their soil is kept constantly moist.In a New York Times article from 1992, Hortense Robinson, a midwife and healer from Belize, reports...
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Fern Facts
Instead, ferns procreate through their spores, which open up when they're ripe and spray outward to spread. Ferns are one of the oldest plants on Earth, with over 10,000 known species to date, and an estimated 5,000 more that have yet to be discovered.
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Names of Asian Flowers
Lotuses primarily come in varieties of pink, white and purple.Although orchids now make popular houseplants in America and other areas, many types of orchids originated in Asia . Buddhists and Hindus revere lotus flowers, which bloom on top of water from...
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What Is the Difference Between Maple & Oak Trees?
Proper care is especially important for potentially large trees. Some have deep taproots that resist transplanting. Prune oaks in the dead of winter to prevent the spread of oak wilt.
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How Do Trees That Produce Seedless Oranges Grow?
But if they don't contain seeds, how can more seedless food producing plants grow? The end result is a tree that produces seedless oranges.According to Citrus Trees Online, seedless oranges can grow without seeds because the mutation "causes navel oranges...
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Tulip Tree Vs. Magnolia
The tulip tree, or Liriodendron tulipifera, was brought to Virginia by European settlers. A relation, sweetbay magnolia, is hardy as far north as New York and New Jersey, though most magnolias grow in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plant Hardiness...
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Balsam Fir Tree Facts
Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, New England, Virginia and West Virginia are all native homes to balsam fir trees. This is a slow-growing tree, growing no more than 12 inches annually.
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Olive Trees in the Northeast
Olive trees live hundreds of years.Olive trees are tough and adaptable but they are native to the Mediterranean, tropical and central Asia and parts of Africa, where winters are mild and there is some humidity.
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Weeping Cherry Tree Disease
Powdery mildew is another fungal disease that leaves white patches on the leaves and twigs and can cause leaves to drop out of season. It can also cause spotty yellowing of the leaves, and premature leaf loss.
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