seasonal dryness

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Conservation: Those Adorable Minis, by Marilyn Light, 12 Aug 98
... are thick suggest a plant adapted to occasional or seasonal dryness. Roots that are fine, especially if they lack a ... tolerant of bright light and of occasional or seasonal dryness. 5 - Observe how the plant behaves. We can ... trinasutum (intermediate, high light, mount) Mexicoa (Oncidium) ghiesbrechtiana (intermediate-cool, seasonal grower, lots of water when growing, pot, basket) Phalaenopsis lobbii ...
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ACON - VA/NC/SC Summary of Climatological Data - MARCH 2006
... of stations throughout Virginia and North Carolina noted what appeared to be the last of seasonal snowfall. WATCHING WEATHER Kevin Shaw of ACON MD/DE/DC sends along this resource for ... -Durham Airport location recorded their2nd driest March since records have been kept in 1944. The dryness at many locations ranked March 2006 as one of the top 5 driest March's ...
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Properties of peaches
... teeth or of the gums. Their lack can produce a lack of vision - night blindness -, dryness in the skin, juvenile acne or a bigger easiness for the infections. They protect our ... potassium, besides lacking the hairs in the peel as peaches have. (See composition) Peaches are seasonal fruits because they can not be stored for long. They should be eaten fresh and ...
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Bribie Island Orchid Society - Orchid Information and Photographs
... in Australian terrestrials and they allow the orchids to survive (by avoidance), the extremes of dryness and heat which occur in late spring and summer. Tuberoids contain an apical bud and ... deciduous terrestrial orchids relies heavily on an understanding of their growth cycle, which is strongly seasonal. The plants survive the hot, dry summer conditions as dormant tuberoids. These sprout after the ...
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The Gardener's Network - A to Z's of Home Gardening: Plant Hardiness Zones
... Yard & Deck: Grills Hammocks Hose Carts/Reels Outdoor Fireplace Outdoor Storage Statues/Elves Pest Control Seasonal: Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas Other Holidays Carving Stuff Jello Molds Lights House Flags Candles Decorations ... of plants. But different plants thrive in different climates. Cactus like the heat and dryness of semi arid areas. Palm and orange trees need lots of heat and water. ...
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GardenHere: Newsletter - September 2006
... check to see if any are rotting. If so, remove and discard. Check for excessive dryness. Squeeze a bulb to test for health. A good bulb will feel firm, not hollow ... writers and photographers are needed to contribute articles and photos: vegetables herbs medicinal plants, and seasonal garden and landscape articles how to build your garden through plant exchanges fertilizer, where, when ...
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Orchid Safari: Conservation Part 20:"CONTAINERS FOR ORCHIDS - THE WHICH AND THE WHY OF IT!", 10 Feb 99, Marilyn Light
... will be wilting, yellowing and/or leaf drop. [Exception: plants entering seasonal dormancy] The most frequent cause of problems is death of the roots ... a sign that the plant may not be happy. It could be seasonal dormancy or it could be a problem such as too much ... myself stick a bamboo skewer into all my pots to check for dryness, and refrain from watering if there is moisture. During summer, when ...
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Acer rubrum L
... of flooding (7). This capacity to withstand conditions of wetness or dryness enables survival and growth on a wide variety of site ... Society of Horticultural Science 100(3): 234-237. Collins, 5. 1960. Seasonal elongation of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) in an old ... Experiment Station, Upper Darby, PA. 18 p. Jacobs, R. D. 1965. Seasonal height growth patterns of sugar maple, yellow birch, and red maple ...
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vegetable gardening in spring
... nice page on growing amaranthus in a typically dry and wet seasonal tropical area - in this case Sierra Leone. A page published at ... normal size beets. Cool temperatures produce the best flesh color, and dryness followed by rain will cause either 'zoning'-clear rings, or splitting ... cold below 13°C for more than 10days, it will bolt. Dryness can cause bolting, as can planting out seedlings that have ...
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OrchidMania: Grassroots Support for AIDS Prevention/Relief and Orchid Conservation
... tend to be especially dry. Allow the plants to approach dryness, gauged by pot weight or by the pencil trick (the ... for a couple days or longer between waterings Some orchids require seasonal differences. These are generally designated by growing season first/dormant season ... answer: Once every four to seven days depending on season and dryness of the home. Really, it depends on what kind of plant ...
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