Environmental Problems
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Cool Weather Crops: How Freezing Temperatures Affect Cold Hardy Plants
Are there garden vegetables that can survive frost? The answer is yes. But how do freezing temperatures affect these cold-weather vegetables?
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Preventing Frost Heave In Your Garden
If you garden in a cold area or even one that experiences several hard frosts each winter, then you may need to consider protecting your plants from frost heave. What is frost heave? Learn more here.
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How To Protect Plants From Frost Damage
The threat of frost is on its way. What do you do? First of all, do not panic. Anytime there is a threat of frost, you need to take precautionary measures to protect tender plants. This article will help.
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Plants Poisonous To Horses: Common Plants That Are Poisonous To Horses
Horse owners, especially those new to horses, often wonder what plants or trees are poisonous to horses. Take a look at some of the most common trees and plants poisonous to horses in this article.
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What Is A Hard Frost: Information On Plants Affected By Hard Frost
Weather forecasters may predict either a light frost or hard frost. So what is the difference and how are plants affected by hard frost versus light ones? Read this article to find out more.
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Saving Dried Plants: Information On Reviving Drought Stressed Plants
If drought is a common problem where you live, it’s a good idea to learn about reviving drought-stressed plants. For more information, click here.
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Tips For Saving Cold Damaged Plants
How much cold will kill a plant? Not much, although this is usually dependent on the hardiness of the plant as and its climate. With prompt care, many of these cold damaged plants can be rescued. Get more info here.
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Heat Wave Garden Safety: How To Stay Cool In The Garden
Gardening in the summer means you will have several hot days and could use a few tips on how to stay cool. Click here to learn about garden heat safety.
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Tornado Proof Gardening – How To Protect Your Garden From A Tornado
By choosing wind-resistant trees and taking proper care of those trees will go a long way toward garden tornado protection. Advance warning of an approaching tornado may also allow time to remove potential airborne items. Click here to view other tornado proofing ideas.
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Information On How To Protect Outdoor Plants In Winter
Protecting plants in winter can help prevent winter scald, frozen roots, foliar damage and even death. Cold weather plant protection takes a little pre-planning, and this article will help.
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Why Plants Don’t Grow – What To Do When Plants Won’t Establish
Anytime you move a plant, it causes stress. Sometimes, though, a plant won’t establish and instead of thriving, it declines. For information on reasons why plants fail to establish, click on the following article.
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Plants Toxic To Rabbits – Learn About Plants Rabbits Can’t Eat
Rabbits are fun pets to have but require specific knowledge of the animal, including dangerous plants, especially if your rabbit is allowed to roam about the yard. To learn what garden plants are harmful to rabbits, click this article.
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Plants Pigs Can’t Eat: Information On Plants Harmful To Pigs
If you happen to have a pet pig or if you raise pigs as livestock, don’t assume that the same toxic plant list applies. What is poisonous to pigs? Plants harmful to pigs don’t always kill them. Click here for a list of plants that are toxic for pigs and those that will make pigs sick.
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Bad Plants For Cattle – What Plants Are Toxic To Cows
Keeping cows is a lot of work, even if you have just a small farm with a herd of a few cattle. There are plenty of plants cows shouldn’t eat, and if you are going to have any amount of cattle, you need to know what they are. This article can help with that.
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Plants And Smoking – How Does Cigarette Smoke Affect Plants
For smokers who love their indoor plants, a concern one may have is what impact secondhand smoke can have on them. Houseplants are often used to keep indoor air cleaner, but can plants filter cigarette smoke? Learn more about plants and secondhand smoke here.
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Patches Of Brown Leaves On Trees - Fall Color, Cicada Damage Or Something Else?
Read on for more information about cicada branch damage and the many other potential causes of brown leaves on trees.
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Sheep And Poisonous Plants – What Plants Are Poisonous To Sheep
One essential part of a sheep’s day is that of grazing. If you have a flock of sheep, it’s important to know what plants may be poisonous to sheep. To protect your flock from toxic plants, click the following article for a list of plants that could be dangerous.
