Plant, Science, Gardening
What is a drupe?
What is a drupe? I’m familar with this as a verb not a noun. Droop: What happens to my plants on hot days, or a descriptor, Droopy: How I feel after a long hot walk on a summer day, when the closest parking was 6 blocks away. Well that’s not what we’re talking about … Continue reading
Shade Grown Coffee
What is Shade grown coffee?How do you grow coffee in the shade? Wouldn’t you want to grow it in the sun like other crops?Doesn’t seem like a way to get a very good yield if you’re a commercial grower, does it?The difference between shade coffee and coffee grown in the sun:Coffee grown was originally grown … Continue reading
Crickets Tell Temperature
Cricket Chirps Tell the Temperature How to find the temperature outside. For degrees Fahrenheit: First start counting the chirps of the crickets for 14 seconds. Add 40 to get temperature. Example: 20 chirps + 40 = 60° F For degrees Celsius: Count number of chirps in 25 seconds, divide by 3, then add … Continue reading
Orchard, Vineyard, Farm, Plantation
Orchard, Vineyard, Farm, Plantation What’s the difference? An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. A plantation is a large artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant … Continue reading
What makes the colors in fireworks?
What makes the colors in fireworks? Various chemical compounds are combined to produce the colors in fireworks. Red –Strontium salts, lithium salts Orange –Calcium salts Yellow –Sodium compounds White — Titanium, magnesium or aluminum barium oxide Green– Barium compounds + chlorine producer Blue — Copper compounds + chlorine producer Purple–Strontium (red) +copper (blue) compounds Violet–Potassium … Continue reading
Is it a fruit or vegetable?
Why somethings are considered “fruits” when they are so obviously belong with the vegetables,? like tomatoes, avocados, both technically fruits. There are many scientific/biological requirements that make a fruit not a vegetable, but the easiest way is to ask yourself, “Do I eat the whole plant (lettuce) or just what it produces (tomato)?” Lettuce (vegetable), … Continue reading
Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?
Why do leaves change color in the Fall? Chlorophyll is what makes leaves green and helps the plant photosynthesize so it can to feed itself. Shorter days (coming on Fall) tell trees to produce less chlorophyll as it prepares to drop it’s leaves and rest over the Winter. The leaves become less green and the … Continue reading
N-K-P: plants love it but what do they mean?
N-K-P: Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium. These 3 ingredients are on the label of the plant food. Nitrogen: For green and growth. Phosphorous: For Flowering, Fruiting, Strong roots. Potassium: For strong plant structure and disease resistance. A good balance is always ideal but over feeding of nitrogen results in a big green plant but no fruit … Continue reading