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Helping Plants Survive Hot August

One more month to go with unrelenting heat.  It’s always good to be reminded of how to water plants ‘strategically’ so that you help them survive and don’t overuse water – quantity does not equal quality when it comes to watering.  The CBS Early Show had a segment on how to save your green spaces.  [...]

How Much Carbon Do Plants Soak Up?

For the first time, scientists have calculated exactly how much CO2 vegetation soaks up.  Researchers from 18 scientific institutions used observations and calculations to determine the amount of CO2 exchange between global vegetation and the atmosphere. The new results are the most accurate to date. They have concluded that the total terrestrial vegetation captures 123 [...]