A bioindicator is an organism that is used to assess (indicate) the state of an ecosystem. The term refers to an organism or a group of related organisms (species, genus, family) whose abundance and physiological state or behavior reflects the state or a change in the environment in which it is located. Bioindicators are useful …
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Growing date palms from seeds (Phoenix dactylifera) – second strategy
In the first post we went through the strategy of growing date palms from seeds by propagating them in moist temperate or warm environment. This second way I made an experiment by simply putting the seeds directly in the soil. I kept the pots in a temperate environment; about 21 °C, same light conditions (by …
Growing date palms from seeds (Phoenix dactylifera)
Growing plants from seeds is so exciting and gratifying and it makes our homes more beautiful. The process: 1. collect seeds form the dates (I used medjool variety). They are usually sold ripe and even more often – dried, but just FYI – the dates are ripe when they are slightly wrinkled and soft (I …