Fall flowers

It’s alive! Bwahahahahh

Funny how sometimes the most taken-for-granted things can suddenly change the way you look at life. Take electricity, for example. Yes, it makes random stuff go like my computer, the dishwasher and my battery-powered wine bottle opener. But, up until recently, I wasn’t thinking of it in terms of powering anything living such as plants…

Snowdrops in the spring garden.

Spring gets sprung with the thermometer molecule

Ever wonder how plants know when to start growing again in the spring? We know that temperature and light have something to do with it. Well, scientists led by the University of Cambridge have discovered the real mechanics behind what stimulates plant growth: a ‘thermometer’ molecule. Science Daily reported October, 2016, that: ” Researchers have revealed…