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Hibiscus Plant Care - Articles
A Plant’s Eye View
by
Scott K.
Posted
Mon 29 Sep 2008 4:02pm
Here is an interesting talk by Michael Pollan on Ted Talks. It’s a different take on who is really in charge in cultivating plant-life. Is it us or the plants?
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Plant A Tree Program Leads To (Wait For It) Tree Planting
by
Carbon Fund
Posted
Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:29pm
We're thrilled that on Tuesday the US Fish and Wildlife Service and ReGeneration began planting 158 acres of forest , about 50,000 trees, in Trinity River National Wildlife... the money. We don't have the resources."
A portion of the resources to plant these trees came from Dell's Plant A Tree For Me program , of which we're proud to be a partner
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How To Plant Annual Plants More Sustainably in 3 Easy Steps
by
Shawna C.
Posted
Mon 19 Jul 2010 3:19pm
. Planting annuals in
the soil can be done more sustainably by using a couple techniques described
below.
#1 - Prepare the soil. Add composted manure, compost, or
organic soil with water retaining qualities such as Organic
Mechanics Soil to help hold water.
#2 - Plant non-drought-tolerant annuals with water crystals and
mycorrhiza added
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Save A Zoo with Plants and…well, Plants!
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Making Love In The Kitchen

Posted
Sun 12 Sep 2010 7:00am
When it comes to eating meat, there are several things we prefer not to think about. The whole notion that our food had a face, a mom and a dad, and likely some form of a personality is a little too touchy-feely for some meat eaters. The other thing about meat is the horrifically unhealthy way the majority of animals are being raised. I like to ...
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Plant-a-palooza! Your Three-Day Planting Weekend Starts…Now!
by
Chelsea Green
Posted
Fri 22 May 2009 4:54pm
My co-worker (and co-blogger) Makenna Goodman tells me this weekend is known as “the planting weekend.” Now, I don’t know how official that is, but her being an honest-to-goodness farmer and me being a clueless city boy, I’ll take her word for it. Makes sense. It’s warm, sunny, and spring-like—even in Vermont. And it’s a [...]
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J&J Misses Deadline for FDA Plant Fix Plant
by
Ulysee W.
Posted
Wed 14 Jul 2010 6:21pm
Back on May 25th, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that it would present a comprehensive plan to the FDA on July 15th on how it would address its massive manufacturing woes. Today is July 15th and no plan from J&J.
However, J&J assures us that the plan is coming tomorrow – only one day late. I can’t say I’m surprised by this. Frankly, I’m ...
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Plants and plant compounds are not essential or magic
by
Kurt G Harris MD
Posted
Tue 10 Nov 2009 10:03pm
not interested in dying early. The minute I see plausible evidence of some magic supplement working or an essential plant that is not commmon to all humans, I'll be the first one...) or real proof from an intervention.
To overcome the inherent implausibility of a particular compound or plant being essential or uniquely beneficial to health, there must be a high
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