Flourishing with a little bacterial help Bacteria and fungi in the soil unlock mineral sources of nitrogen, sulphate, and iron. Transforming these minerals into a form that plants can uptake. While these microorganisms are always useful, they are essential in arid soils that have accumulated huge mineral quantities. Such as the Atacama Desert. Here largeContinue reading “Flourishing with a little bacterial help”
Author Archives: Femke de Jong
How to predict winter
How to predict winter It’s a challenge, year after year, to stop growing on time. And, after winter, to start again. Annual plants have it easy. They germinate, grow, flower, set seeds, disperse them, and die. Simple. Easy, first one thing than the next. Being a perennial is not that easy. Every year you needContinue reading “How to predict winter”
Hoe de winter te voorspellen
Hoe de winter te voorspellen Het is een uitdaging, elk jaar weer, het op tijd stoppen met groeien. En, na de winter, het weer beginnen. Eenjarige planten hebben het maar makkelijk. Ze ontkiemen, groeien, bloeien, maken hun zaden aan, verspreiden deze, en vervolgens gaan ze dood. Simpel. Makkelijk eerst het ene dan het andere. EenContinue reading “Hoe de winter te voorspellen”
Oxygen shortage
Oxygen shortage Plants, you can find them everywhere, even on top of a mountain. Circumstances are different there, on top of the mountain, than here, below at sea level. The air, for example, is thinner. Which causes problems. Even though, plants breath CO2, oxygen is important. So important, they have a special detection system forContinue reading “Oxygen shortage”
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