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| Appearance of plants April 14, 2009 What is plants appearance? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Ways to group plants April 14, 2009 Are deciduous plants and leaves and roots ways to group plants? I need the answer now; tell me the answer if some are wrong? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Why do some flowers open during the day and close at night? April 08, 2009 My son is doing a science fair project on the California Poppies. We are trying to find the definitive answer on why the flowers open during the day and close at night. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Will molasses harm beneficial organisms in my garden? April 06, 2009 If I use molasses in the garden, I am hoping this will NOT kill the beneficial nematodes and my earth worms, or other good bugs such as lady bugs? Thanks. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Grafting stone fruit April 02, 2009 Do you know of anyone grafting the new low chill stone fruit trees to the Mexican plum to minimize cotton rot? Or would it even work? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Can plants in the same genus cross-pollinate? March 27, 2009 Can you cross-pollinate plants from the same genus? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Do plants grow faster in natural or artificial light? March 13, 2009 Do you think plants will grow faster in natural light or artificial light or a combination of both? And why do you think that. and need your answer for my biology project please and thank you for your... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Is Devilsclub related to Gunnera? March 09, 2009 Is Devil's Club related to Gunnera? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Is Esperanza a deciduous or an evergreen plant? March 08, 2009 I've read that Esperanza/Tecoma Stans is an evergreen. I planted one last year that seemed very healthy, but it dropped its leaves in late fall and looks (at least) dormant now. Will it come back o... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Determining male/female wax myrtles March 06, 2009 We are planning to use Wax Myrtle as a screen plant, and want to be sure that we are successful in having berries for the birds. We have read that berries are only on the female plants. When we aske... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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