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Our Favourite Devices for Plant Dad and mom

How was it that I, an expert gardener, couldn’t hold her houseplants alive? There, within the mirror’s reflection, my peace lily sagged, my begonia browned, my African violets pouted whereas bugs circled their leaves like vultures.…

The Spooky Science of How Undead Spores Reanimate

Right here’s a spooky conundrum: Is a spore alive or lifeless?Gürol Süel, a biologist on the College of California, San Diego, wouldn’t blame you if you happen to voted for lifeless: “There’s nothing to detect: no heartbeat, no gene…

When a Houseplant Obsession Turns into a Nightmare

When the bundle arrived with out problem, the seller turned Mat on to the Fb Nepenthes neighborhood. If the boards have been the farmers markets of carnivorous plant gathering, Fb was its Amazon. Southeast Asian sellers posted literal…