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30 Creepiest Vegetables on Earth
30 Creepiest Vegetables on Earth, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "We're not sure if there's been a movie entitled, 'Attack of the Killer Veggies', but judging by the mass of strange, creepy an
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A "Bio-Bandage" for Banged-Up Potatoes
A "Bio-Bandage" for Banged-Up Potatoes By Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service, Information Staff Science4kids There's nothing like hot, creamy mashed potatoes with some butter sliding
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Allergic to Certain Foods?
Allergic to Certain Foods?, By Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service, Information Staff, "If you're allergic to certain foods, you may be familiar with some of these uncomfortable symptoms:
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Ask Mr. Smarty Plants
Ask Mr. Smarty Plants, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, "Ever wondered what the best flowers and plants are for your garden? Do you want to start a water garden but don't know how? Want to sto
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AZ Master Gardener Manual: Basic Botany
AZ Master Gardener Manual: Basic Botany Arizona Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture The University of Arizona Chapter 1 Basic Botany, Physiology, and Environmental Effects on Plant Gro
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AZ Master Gardener Manual: Vegetable Garden
AZ Master Gardener Manual: Vegetable Garden Arizona Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture The University of Arizona When planning your garden, it is important to ask a few basic questio
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Backyard Plants - Botany Basics
Backyard Plants - Botany Basics by Jim Conrad What is a FLOWERING PLANT? THE TEN-PENNY ANSWER The ten-penny answer is that it's a plant which during some part of its reproductive cycle prod
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Backyard Wildlife: What you can do to protect bees
Backyard Wildlife: What you can do to protect bees, May 22, 2015, By Renee Elder, Correspondent, The News & Observer, "Honey bees and native bee populations are shrinking, but there are ways g
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BBC - Gardening - Plants
Gardening - Plants British Broadcasting Corporation What to grow? Look up information about thousands of plants using our searchable database. You'll find descriptions of the plants and tips ab
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BBC - Gardening with children - Cacti
BBC - Gardening with children - Cacti British Broadcasting Company Did you know? Cacti Cacti are a sort of succulent, but a succulent is not always a cactus. Find out more about this tropical p
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BBC - Gardening with children - Photosynthesis
BBC - Gardening with children - Photosynthesis British Broadcasting Corporation Did you know? Photosynthesis Most plants are really lucky - they don't have to go out shopping for their food or sp
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BBC Schools Science Clips - Helping Plants Grow Well
Helping Plants Grow Well BBC Schools Science Clips Click the Grow button. See if you can make the plant grow to its full and healthy height. Visit the web site to get started.
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Butterfly Encounters
Butterfly Encounters By Niki Hayden May 2009 Front Range Living Newsletter Colorado monthly online newsletter Article with one photo.
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Composting for KIDS
Composting for KIDS Texas Agricultural Extension Service "Composting is fun! It's also easy. Let's learn about how we make compost and how we use it to grow beautiful gardens." Visit the web si
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Conserving Pollinators: A Primer for Gardeners
Conserving Pollinators: A Primer for Gardeners By Eric Mader Adjunct Assistant Extension Professor University of Minnesota's Department of Entomology Crops Need Bees Bees and other pollinator
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Creative Gardening for Children at The Kids Garden (UK)
Creative Gardening for Children The Kids Garden (UK) TheKidsGarden contains over 60 articles written by our experts who continually update and add new content. Please visit the web site to
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Details: Germination Gizmo | ExploreLearning
Details: Germination Gizmo ExploreLearning.com "Plant seeds and watch how many sprout. Examine what factors affect germination. Vary the amount of heat, water, and light the seeds get. Practice d
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Dirt: The Incredible Ecosystem Beneath our Feet
Dirt: The Incredible Ecosystem Beneath our Feet, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "It's time to renew your childhood delight in mud pies! Soil and dirt is teeming with living creatures and forms
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Exploratorium Science of Gardening
Exploratorium Science of Gardening Exploratorium.edu Like all great endeavors, gardening is both a science and an art. Whether you're growing carnivorous plants, cash crops, or giant pumpkins or e
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Farms sprout in cities
Farms sprout in cities, by Jennifer Cutraro, October 8, 2008, Science Mews for Kids, "The farms of the future may be where you would least expect to find them -- in towering skyscrapers in some
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Fresh From the World Where Your Food Comes From
Fresh From the World Where Your Food Comes From University of Illinois Extension Do you have a clue where your food comes from? Visit the web site to find out.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/food/
Fun Plants for Kids
Fun Plants for Kids By Nikki Phipps GardeningKnowHow.com Kids love nature. They love dirt, and they love planting seeds and watching them grow. But what kids love most are fun plants, which hold
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Gardening For Kids
Gardening For Kids Gardening for Kids provides gardening information about flowers, plant combinations and science information for children who are interested in gardening or are researching for
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Hand Pollination
Hand Pollination By David L. Green Pollinator.com A Gardener's Illustrated Guide We'll start with a lily, which has large flowers and large organs, with colorful pollen as well. The first step
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How Humus Composts Himself
How Humus Composts Himself Treetures.com How can you turn garbage into flowers? Find out with this online story about composting. Visit the web site to get started.
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Introducing Fragaria: The Three Varieties of Strawberry
Introducing Fragaria: The Three Varieties of Strawberry, Written by Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Three of the varieties of fragaria are the well-known garden strawberry, the common strawberry
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Is Gardening Safe in Polluted Cities?
Is Gardening Safe in Polluted Cities?, May 19, 2015, By Patrick J. Kigler, Discovery News, "Even though urban soil often is contaminated with harmful pollution, eating vegetables grown in it isn
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Kid's Valley Garden - A Gardening Resource for Kids
Kid's Valley Garden - A Gardening Resource for Kids Copper Tree Health Consulting Welcome to the Kids Valley Garden, a gardening resource for kids that has been around since Santa was a baby. What
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KinderGarden
KinderGarden Texas A&M University Horticulture Program An introduction to the many ways children can interact with plants and the outdoors. There are many opportunities available for children
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My First Garden
My First Garden University of Illinois Extension Learn how to plan, nurture and enjoy the benefits of a beautiful flower or vegetable garden. Visit the web site to get started.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/
NOVA Online - Japan's Secret Garden | Miracle of Rice
Japan's Secret Garden | Miracle of Rice, NOVA Online, by Lexi Krock, PBS.org, Rice is a staple in Asia; learn all about it here.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/satoyama/rice.html
Nutrition in the Garden
Nutrition in the Garden The Department of Horticultural Sciences Texas A&M University "This web page explores a fun way to teach children about nutrition: through gardening. A garden provides a s
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Pine Tree Life Cycle (Gymnosperm)
Pine Tree Life Cycle (Gymnosperm) By Sheri Amsel, Exploring Nature Educational Resource Text and illustrations showing the life cycle of a pine tree. Great site!!
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Planting a First Garden
Planting a First Garden By Niki Hayden May 2009 Front Range Living Newsletter Combination of text and a few images.
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Plants Can't Move!
Plants Can't Move! Wordpress.com "Oh yes they can, and here are some nice timelapse clips to demonstrate."
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Plants' Exposure to Light Influences Organic Weed Control Methods
Plants' Exposure to Light Influences Organic Weed Control Methods November 15, 2012 ScienceDaily.com The popularity of organic foods and products continues to climb, creating greater demand for
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The Garden Helper
The Garden Helper A very thorough website for the home gardener. Please visit the web site.
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/
Tomatoes Go "Beta" When They're Orange
Tomatoes Go "Beta" When They're Orange By Tara Weaver, formerly Information Staff USDA Agricultural Research Service Oranges are orange. Carrots are orange. Pumpkins are orange, too, of course.
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Turmeric: India's Mystic Curry Spice
Turmeric: India's Mystic Curry Spice, Written by Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Turmeric is the plant whose roots provide the spice for curry, but where does turmeric grow, and what other uses d
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Vegetables That Look Suspiciously Animal
Vegetables That Look Suspiciously Animal, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Even with loss of habitat and the threat to flora and fauna, there is still so much to uncover and appreciate. Here we
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You Grow Girl
You Grow Girl "This is a place for gardeners, plant lovers, explorers, cooks and eaters, readers and writers, walkers, lookers, wonderers and wanderers, collectors, creators, tinkers, savers, build
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