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| Geographic determination of flower colors August 30, 2009 Hi Mr. Smarty Plants, I'd like to find out if there are any correlation between geographic location and the statistic of flower(native) colors. Here in the Rockies, there seems to be a lot more ye... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Classes for a nature lover in Frisco TX August 16, 2009 I have a question which I don't think is available in this website. I love plants & flowers,trees etc- just like you, I've only studied till my higher secondary school; now would love to study as we... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Question about booklet, Native and Adapted Landscape Plants June 24, 2009 In the booklet"Native and Adapted Landscape Plants for Central Texas", the light requirements for some plants are written in a way that I do not understand. Is Sun/Part Shade different from Part Sha... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| What caused purple heartwood in my Tuliptree? June 15, 2009 My Tulip tree was hit by lightning and all bark from the base of the tree up to 50 feet was blown off. The tree also sustained a significant crack through the trunk. When the tree was cut down, we... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Rotten Oranges June 03, 2009 Do oranges rot if they are not taken off the tree when ripe? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Do plants grow better under artificial or natural light? May 25, 2009 Dear Mr. Smarty Plants, So do plants grow better under artificial lights, or sunlight???? and if so what happens when they are growing? Which seedling sprouts first??? What happens as they grow? I a... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plants for soils with extreme pH values May 24, 2009 I am doing a project on acid and alkaline on the ph scale but all I can find is a range of 5.0 to 8.0. Do they have plants in the range of 8.0 to 14.0 or 1.0 to 5.0? If not, why is that? If so, what a... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Does music affect growth of necklace pod plants? May 15, 2009 Does music affect the growth of the necklace pod plants? this is for a science project! Please help! View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Why will my Butternut trees not produce nuts in Tennessee? May 06, 2009 I have 2 butternut trees planted about 20 ft from each other. I see the long blossoms on each tree but I have not gotten any nuts from either tree. I do not know if I have a male and female or if th... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Which plants grow well together April 17, 2009 Please tell me what plants grow best together and which plants do not grow very good together View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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