Posts Tagged ‘plants’

Question by barefootwanderin: How can I make a micro climate to make a warmer place to grow plants?
What do I have to do to make a micro climate for plants?
We live in the North of England in a windy spot.
How do I know where to plant trees for shelter?
What else can I use to make the micro climate warmer?

Best answer:

Answer by beachbum
You mean besides building a green house?
I think you should just wait for a few years and global warming will take care of the problem for you.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

When i say outside of the home, that doesn’t exclude hoses or excessive watering of plants or lawns. This is a tricky question. There are many ways we waste water inside of the home – taking showers instead of baths, leaving on the taps, etc. Outside is a whole ‘nother story. I can’t think of many ways we waste water outside.

Thanks to all that answer!

It’s for a science fair I’m doing on the effect of detergent vs eco-friendly detergent on plants. I’m writing my lit review now so i need to know how much of the harmful chemicals in laundry detergent get into the environment. Please give me a straight answer.

If a species eats both primary producers(plants, cyanobact., etc) and primary comsumers(herbavores) is it considered a:
a. omnivore and a secondary consumer
b. omnivore and both a primary and secondary consumer

can a primary consumer only be an herbavore? or if an organism eats a primary producer is it considered a primary consumer even if it eats herbavores as well?

thanks

planning to go to the jungle soon, and I was just curious, if you would take leaves from several plants there, would it do any bad ecologically? not counting that the leaves could have some parasite that would affect life where you take them to, I mean just the jungle

What are some good hypotheses to test concerning plants in a riparian woodland habitat? Area is Northern Ca. Sacramento valley, Sacramento & American rivers.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I’m in 11th grade and I need some science project ideas. While I can choose anything that is related to science, I’m hoping to do something that benefits the environment. However, I’m not interested in doing research (for example, working with plants). I really want to build something like a solar panel or something similar. As a student, my budget is limited and I need something that is relatively cheap. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!

I’m performing an experiment in which used tire chemicals will be included in the subject plants water, and was wondering what plants would easily die from pollution.
Also, should I demonstrate this by planting a seed and watering it with only the poluted water, or use the water on an adult plant and look for an adverse reaction?

At my local university, they just finished constructing the campus’ first "green" building. It has all the common items with solar panels for heating, rainwater collection bin, etc. However, the building features plants growing on the roof. How is this considered "green"? What purpose does that serve?

I can tell already there is going to be a drought situation in California for sure…I want to know how I can reduce water and go green? I really want to help my state any ideas?
btw: I’m already using buckets in the shower, I turn off the water when I brush my teeth, and I’m using left over water from anything to water my plants.