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Stanford researchers discovered how plant cells decide whether to form breathing pores based on size and neighbor signals.

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Dry plants / Image credit: Pixabay Plant roots will anchor into soil with the help of gravitropism, but the direction of their growth can change and move toward a water source when it must. A new ...

Water your plant early in the day and, at the end of the day, stick your finger beneath the growing mix’s surface to feel for moisture. If the soil is dry and the pot is much lighter, your plant ...

A plant with root rot will grow very slowly or even start to die back from the top. If a vigorous plant begins to blacken at the top or whole branches are dying back, this is a sign that something ...

When you are getting ready to plant, place the plant’s roots in a bucket of water. Leave a perennial to soak for a couple of hours and a tree or shrub for 24 hours.

Once the plants had established a good root network, they and the growth media were placed in a kiln and heated to over 1,000 ºC (1,832 ºF).