Stress affects plants as well as all life forms as far as I am aware. We suffer stress in our day to day lives and this time of the year is especially stressful for some people. As there are different forms of stress which humans can be affected by, there are also different forms of […]
Posts Tagged ‘plants’
Pollinating your plants (Wally Richards)
I wrote an article on pollination and published in February this year as a number of gardeners were concerned that fruit was not setting and in particular zucchini and pumpkins and now we have a new season in front of us it would be a good time to repeat the subject. Besides there are a […]
Genetically modified banana plants – DIR 199
See document: within the link: https://www.ogtr.gov.au/gmo-dealings/dealings-involving-intentional-release/dir-199 Source Views: 0
4,000 UAW Mack Trucks Workers Begin Striking At East Coast Plants
4,000 UAW Mack Trucks Workers Begin Striking At East Coast Plants Approximately 4,000 United Auto Workers members at several Volvo-Owned Mack Trucks locations on the East Coast are heading to the picket lines at 0700 ET after a majority of members rejected a tentative agreement reached by the union and truck company last week. […]
Increasing dairy exports to $2.7b planned by establishing milk processing plants
TEHRAN – A board member of Iran Dairy Industries Society (IDIS) has said establishing milk processing plants (refineries) across the country is going to increase Iran’s annual dairy exports up to $2.7 billion, IRNA reported. “Despite the fact that the plan for building milk refineries was chosen as a national plan in the economic headquarters, […]
French police seize thousands of cannabis plants in Alpine raid
An eight-month investigation uncovered an enormous growing operation near Grenoble. Police this week seized 4,000 vines of cannabis, worth around 1,100 kilos, from a vast indoor cultivation warehouse operated by French and Albanian nationals in a village in south-east France. According to the public prosecutor’s office, after an eight-month investigation, six people were arrested and […]
How Plants Can Change Your State of Mind
The scientific evidence that plants play a fundamental role in shaping our mental state and decreasing the risk of mental and physical illnesses is mounting. Source Views: 0
Flowers, ornamental plants produced on 90 ha of greenhouses in Mahmoud-Abad
TEHRAN- There are 90 hectares of greenhouses for growing flowers as well as apartment and ornamental plants in Mahmoud-Abad coastal county, in the northern Mazandaran province, the governor of Mahmoud-Abad announced. Mentioning the activity of knowledge-based companies in the field of cultivating flowers and ornamental plants in greenhouses in the county, Ruhollah Alizadeh said that […]
Tasty Treasures: 3,000 Plants, Spices, and Fruits Found on 15th Century Norse Shipwreck
A remarkable discovery has been made by archaeologists of preserved plants, spices, and fruit aboard a sunken Norse ship from the 15th century. Read more Section: News History & Archaeology Read Later Source Views: 0
99% of US coal plants cost more to run than replace with new renewables, study finds
“There’s a huge opportunity here to invest in coal communities, build local economic resilience and save money in the process.” Source Views: 0
PLANTS AND YOUR HEALTH (Wally Richards)
Readers that have followed my weekly columns and books will be well aware of how I have combined gardening with health. I know that naturally grown vegetables and fruit will be very beneficial to your health and well being and when you add all the 114 known minerals to the growing media then the same […]
Winter Storm Hits Meat Plants, Threatens Wheat and Cattle
CHICAGO—Tyson Foods Inc. said it suspended and reduced operations at some U.S. meat facilities on Thursday due to a massive winter storm, while farmers increased checks on livestock facing harsh winds and cold. The extreme weather presented a temporary challenge to food production after consumers grappled this year with soaring inflation, supply-chain shortages, and drought […]
POLLINATING FLOWERS OF FRUITING PLANTS (Wally Richards)
Pollination can be a problem for gardeners when it does not occur naturally. Various plants use different modes of pollination from attracting insects such as bees to move the pollen to air movement or vibration. Often we think of the honey bees as the main pollinators, which for a number of plants and crops they […]
Who Is Purposely Sabotaging Power Plants All Over America?
Someone has been attacking power plants all over the country, and federal authorities are trying to determine who it is. In recent days, we have seen significant sabotage on both the east and west coasts, and so it can’t just be one individual that is responsible. During the first eight months of this year, there […]
Electric Discharge From Plants May Be Changing Air Quality in Ways We Didn’t Expect
Electric Discharge From Plants May Be Changing Air Quality in Ways We Didn’t ExpectNature22 October 2022By Harry Baker, Live Science Weak electrical discharges, called coronas, can form on tree leaves during thunderstorms. (Penn State) When lightning flashes above, plants on the ground may respond in kind.Scientists have long been aware that plants and trees […]
Greta Rothschild urges Germany to keep nuke plants running
The truth to a Ratschild is like sunlight to Dracula. The know nothing “climate activist” who spews the bullshit her Ratschild clan pays her to spew, has called for keeping reactors operating rather than using more coal-fired power amid Europe’s energy crisis. Greta Rothschild has given her permission for Germany to delay plans to shut […]
‘Reckless’ coal companies moving forward with new mines and plants, report finds
The majority of the new mining projects being planned were in China, India, Australia, Russia and South Africa. Source Views: 0