Category: Gardening

Small Conifers for the Urban Garden

Small Conifers for the Urban Garden

by Arthur Kruckeberg and Rowland Adeniyi | (Image: Pinus pumila Siberian Dwarf White Pine) There is no

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Creative Ways to Work With Your Kids in the Age of Coronavirus

Creative Ways to Work With Your Kids in the Age of Coronavirus

As the new coronavirus, COVID-19, spreads throughout the world, kids are home now for a while. It’s your job as parents/guardians to keep your kids priorities and their daily activities as busy and fun as possible with or without their devices. During the weekday, it’s best to stick with their school schedule that their teachers or instructors gave them. Several […]

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12 Best Hobbies to Help Fight Anxiety & Depression

12 Best Hobbies to Help Fight Anxiety & Depression

These hobbies are intended for informational purposes only. If you suffer from anxiety and/or depression, you are certainly not alone. These common, debilitating mental health conditions are on the rise, and to feel better, it’s essential to be proactive. In addition to traditional treatments, such as talk therapy, medication, exercise, and relaxation techniques, WebMD recommends getting involved in meaningful activities […]

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The bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Oriental Chestnut Gall (Image by Manfred Richter from Pixabay)

Can Plants Get Cancer?

The bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been known to cause gall. Galls are lumps, bumps and uncontrolled growths that develop on different parts of plants after an infection and look more like what we will call a tumor. Other causes of galls includes viruses, fungi, bacteria, insects and mites. It’s very hard to believe, but galls appear on several of the […]

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