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June 6, 2018June 9, 2018Interesting 'facts', What's New

30% of the worlds soil mass (biological carbon) is fungal, living and dead – Paul Stamets

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017Interesting 'facts'

A Teaspoon Of Soil Contains More Living Organisms Than There Are People On Earth

September 25, 2017Interesting 'facts'

Fennel and cow parsley attract ladybirds and hover flies, these eat aphids.

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017Interesting 'facts'

Temperate zone vegetables will not go to seed on the equator due to daylight hours.

September 12, 2017Interesting 'facts'

Purple sprouting broccoli is cold hardy to -17C

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017Interesting 'facts'

97% of the worlds water is salty, of the 3% – 75% is ice and 11% is ground water

Quote by Geoff Lawton

September 4, 2017Interesting 'facts'

A sheltered tree grows at twice the rate.

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017Interesting 'facts'

An oak tree has more than 500 connections / interactions with it’s surroundings.

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017Interesting 'facts'

A hive of bees will fly 90,000 miles to collect 1 kg of honey.

A bee is said to make three journeys in order to bring one drop of nectar to the hive; 25,000 foraging trips […]

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