Category Archives: Information

10 Easy Soil Tests

Posted on 3 April 2013 by Greg

What’s the secret to raising healthy, carefree vegetables and flowers? Great soil. How can you tell if your soil has what plants need? A soil test. When you send a soil sample to a lab, you get a detailed analysis … Continue reading →

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Drained: Urban Stormwater Pollution

Posted on 18 January 2013 by Greg

Carol sent in this video clip and it was a real eye opener. We would be horrified if we knew what all seeps and gushes into our wells, streams, rivers and oceans. And it is not just a big city … Continue reading →

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Why Trees?

Posted on 10 January 2013 by Greg

This is a very good video on what trees do for each of us, and why we need them. It was produced by the Alabama Extension.

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Photosynthesis: The Last Link in the Chain

Posted on 6 January 2013 by Greg

Jan. 4, 2013 — For almost 30 years, researchers have sought to identify a particular enzyme that is involved in regulating electron transport during photosynthesis. A team at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich has now found the missing link, which turns … Continue reading →

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Unlocking Sorghum’s Gene Bank

Posted on 3 January 2013 by Greg

Jan. 3, 2013 — Climate change poses a major challenge to humanity’s ability to feed its growing population. But a new study of sorghum, led by Stephen Kresovich and Geoff Morris of the University of South Carolina, promises to make … Continue reading →

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