Forced rhubarb, grown by candlelight in otherwise pitch-black sheds, grows so quickly you can actually hear it make sound – popping, cracking and snapping. 00
On September 15 1989, NASA published a comprehensive report…
On September 15 1989, NASA published a comprehensive report on house plants that are best for cleaning indoor air pollution. 10
Plants can ‘hear’ flowing water: plant roots seek…
Plants can ‘hear’ flowing water: plant roots seek out buried pipes through which water flows even if the exterior of the pipe is dry.
Not only are trees and other plants interconnected…
Not only are trees and other plants interconnected, but trees will trade food between one another; a sick tree will transfer its energy stores to other healthy trees including trees of other species along with distress signals that may help other trees prepare themselves for trouble.
A single, lone cycad tree, the dominant tree…
A single, lone cycad tree, the dominant tree during the dinosaur era, was discovered in Africa in 1895. They have yet to find a mate to pollinate it.
Kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and kohlrabi…
Kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and kohlrabi were all selectively bred from the mustard plant.
The Thousand-year Rose that grows on a wall of a Catholic cathedral…
The Thousand-year Rose that grows on a wall of a Catholic cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany is believed to be the world’s oldest rose.
The Cherokee believed that plants, in response to witnessing suffering in the world…
The Cherokee believed that plants, in response to witnessing suffering in the world, created a medicinal plant to cure each disease. When a Medicine Man did not know which plant to use the spirits of the plants told him.
The Cherokee believed that plants, in response to witnessing suffering in the world…
The Cherokee believed that plants, in response to witnessing suffering in the world, created a medicinal plant to cure each disease. When a Medicine Man did not know which plant to use the spirits of the plants told him.
Russian Scientists discovered seeds 124 feet below permafrost that an “Ice Age Squirrel..
Russian Scientists discovered seeds 124 feet below permafrost that an “Ice Age Squirrel” had buried, the seeds dated back 32,000 years old. They were successfully germinated and a year later created their own seeds.