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Interesting 'facts'

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

Posted on June 6, 2018June 9, 2018
Interesting 'facts'

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

Posted on November 1, 2017November 1, 2017
Interesting 'facts'

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

Posted on September 25, 2017
Interesting 'facts'

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

Posted on September 12, 2017September 12, 2017
Interesting 'facts'

Purple sprouting broccoli is cold hardy to -17C

Posted on September 12, 2017
Interesting 'facts'

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

Posted on September 12, 2017September 12, 2017

Quote by Geoff Lawton

Interesting 'facts'

A sheltered tree grows at twice the rate.

Posted on September 4, 2017
Interesting 'facts'

There are more living organisms in a tablespoon of soil than there is humans on the planet.

Posted on September 4, 2017
Interesting 'facts'

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

Posted on September 4, 2017September 4, 2017
Interesting 'facts'

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

Posted on September 4, 2017September 4, 2017

A bee is said to make three journeys in order to bring one drop of nectar to the hive; 25,000 foraging trips are said to be necessary to gather the raw material for one pound of honey. A honeybee will visit 50 to 100 flowers during a collection trip, and a hive of bees will […]

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