The Exciting world of Mycorrhizal fungi!
Over 500 million years plants have been evolving alongside other organisms and interacting with them. In recent years, a form of...
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growingmangardenin
- Jun 14, 2022
- 1 min
Scarlet Pimpernel
One of my favourite flowers, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Nestled and discuised in amongst some elegant Peonies. Quite fitting I think,...
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growingmangardenin
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
Weed for today, Food of tomorrow
Commonly lurking in many UK ponds is Lemna, better known as Duckweed. A common weed to most. However, this familiar pond dweller is quite...
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growingmangardenin
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Aphids and mosaic virus
Aphids feed through their mouth parts, the labium and proboscis. The labium is is a long tubular organ housing the stylets within a...
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
Rusts on plants (Puccinia)
Rusts are one of the most complex plant pathogens, with a diverse range of species estimated in size somewhere between 5000-6000, as well...
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 13, 2022
- 1 min
The bizarre Wood Wasp
Unlike other wasp species, the Wood Wasp or Giant Horntail has no clear abdominal segmentation and instead has a long circular body. This...
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
Xerophytes (Desert plants)
The definition of an xerophyte is a plant adapted to live in desiccated environments, needing very little water. Usually, they grow in...
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
Earwigs wings and Biomimicry
A notable and defining characteristic of earwigs, aside from their massive pincers, is their unexpected wings. Their short front wings...
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
Sun and shade leaves
There are numerous growth responses within the physiology and morphology of plant leaves when exposed to different levels of light. These...
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 6, 2022
- 1 min
Honey Fungus.
Martin Vahl, a Danish mycologist described Armillaria mellea as Agaricus mellea in 1790 , and it is now commonly known as Honey fungus....
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 6, 2022
- 1 min
Rose Black spot
Rose black spot is caused by the fungi Diplocarpon rosae, a pathogen that before the 1960's had very little attention because of high...
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Black thorn
Black thorn or Prunus spinosa: The producer of Sloe berries. The long horizontal thorns on Blackthorn are actualy modified stems. These...
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 3, 2022
- 1 min
Berberis darwinii
Berberis darwinii. Darwins berberis has vibrant, rich, orangey red buds which make it an unmistakable member of Berberidaceae. However,...
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growingmangardenin
- Apr 3, 2022
- 1 min
Tomatoes and Solanaceae
The tender yellow petals on the common Tomato plant: Solanum lycopersicum, before fruiting. Although thought of as a harmless fruit or...
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growingmangardenin
- Mar 19, 2022
- 3 min
That's Rhubarb for you
The genus Rheum, commonly known as Rhubarb has a rich historical nomenclature, dating back to ancient times where its root was used as a...
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growingmangardenin
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Dicksonia antarctica frond
The microscopic world on the underside of a Dicksonia antarctica frond. Pteridophytes or Ferns date back to the Carboniferous period –...
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growingmangardenin
- Mar 9, 2022
- 1 min
Flowering Almond
Prunus dulcis 'Robin' The Flowering Almond. It is beleived Almonds originated in Iran and central Asia. Merchants would have eaten them...
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growingmangardenin
- Feb 28, 2022
- 1 min
Polypodium vulgare
The microscopic world on the underside of a Polypodium vulgare frond. Looking directly at the sorus, one can see immature sporangium....
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growingmangardenin
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min
Sundew
Drosera capensis. Commonly known as Sundew. These interesting plants are covered in mucilagonous glandulous trichomes which secrete...
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growingmangardenin
- Feb 5, 2022
- 1 min
Magnolia stellata
The beautiful flowers on Magnolia stellata - a spring white explosion!! Brought in to the UK from Japan in the late 1800's...
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