Trees have their water and nutrients flowing through veins located in a layer of plant tissue called the cambium layer. The actual position of the cambium layer for a lot of trees is around the outer circumference of the trunk and branches, just underneath the bark. This location makes for some very interesting characteristics in [...]
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How Plants ‘Drink’ Water
The very short answer to this is osmosis. Osmosis, very basically said, is the naturally occurring phenomenon where water flows towards areas of higher concentration until an equilibrium of concentration is obtained. Trees take advantage of this phenomenon by increasing the concentration gradient with increasing height of the plant. This way water continues to flow [...]
podcast Top 12 Gardening Mistakes that Get in the Way of Gardening Success
1. Ignoring Soil Health: attempting to grow high quality plants from a low quality soil There’s nothing better than sinking your teeth into your own home-grown, delicious, nutrient-rich food. That kind of food not only tastes amazing, it works wonders for your health. Where do plants get the nutrients necessary to create such flavorful and [...]
Disease-Free Plants
Plants don’t possess an immune system like we do. They don’t have antibodies or white blood cells that actively seek out and kill diseases that infect them. Plants fight their biological battles with chemistry. Plants manufacture chemicals that are toxic (called secondary metabolites) and move these chemicals throughout their systems in order to kill whatever [...]
Another Way to Get Your Plants to Flower or Fruit
There’s another gardening technique you can employ if phosphorus treatments don’t seem to be getting your plants to flower. Give your plants a bit of physical abuse. That’s right – smack your plants up a little bit. I know this may sound really bizarre but stay with me on this. . . . Just like [...]
Phosphorus: One Way to Get Your Plants to Flower or Fruit
There are two main life stages in plants: juvenility and maturity. When a plant is a juvenile it grows vegetatively; that is, the plant focuses on growing roots, branches, stems, and leaves, instead of producing flowers and seeds. When a plant reaches maturity the opposite is true – the plant’s energy is focused on reproductive [...]
Preparing New Clay Pots
Before putting your plants into brand new clay pots it is a good idea to first soak the pots in a solution of compost tea or fertilizer and water for an hour or so. The compost tea at a normal dilution should be sufficient, or with the fertilizer and water mix, the concentration in the [...]
Plant Nutrition: Needs and Deficiencies
The basic idea: The essential nutrients required by plants are as follows: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, copper, boron, chlorine, and molybdenum. Deficiencies in any one of these elements results in biological complications, such as decreased crop yields, stunted growth, disease, and sometimes death when deficiencies are severe. [...]
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