"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning," is a phrase not often thought of as applicable to plant diseases. Recent research, however, has shown that acetylsalicylic acid, the ingredient in aspirin, has a surprising use in the protection of plants from infections. What is even more exciting is what this research revealed about the response of plants to pathogenic infection. . . Read More
Here is where the pipe hits the ground, as it were! You know where your water is coming from, you've planned for filtration and valving, and you have an idea about what kind and how many of the drip emitters you want in each zone. Let's piece it all together and see what we've got . . . Read More
The headline is more than just an attention-grabber, as you can see from the thumbnail picture. As incredible as it appears to be, this organism was not cooked up in a top-secret transgenic lab somewhere. The Crawling Leaf (Elysia chlorotica) is a naturally living and breeding life form that has been on this planet since well before humans started tinkering with recombinant DNA. Read on for the startling story . . . Read More
"This will grow in full sun", is a phrase most gardeners have heard. What you may not have heard is that your "full sun" may not be the same as my "full sun". In fact, the difference may be so great as to cause you to lose your plant altogether, or have more success with it than I have! The same applies to how moist or dry a plant likes to be. Read on to find out why. . . Read More