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Shallots: a research at the forefront … of taste
September 17, 2018To raise the flavor of a fish or give a touch of originality to a green salad, what better than a finely chopped shallot? But gray shallot or pink shallot? Shallot “gardens” and shallots “fields” The gray shallot e is most appreciated by gourmets. It is grown mainly in vegetable gardens. It can be kept only a few weeks after […]
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Beet, a serious competitor for the cane
September 17, 2018Sugar is systematically associated with cane, this plant widely cultivated in the tropical zones of our Globe. It is the world’s leading source of sugar production. But the sugar beet intends to exist on this market… A plant from home The sugar beet is characterized by a white flesh, as well as a conical and fleshy root. It […]
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Plants that quench
September 17, 2018What is there in common between fruit and vegetable juices, vegetable milk, beer or distilled alcohol? Answer: These drinks come from plants before being more or less transformed. Drinking is an imperative need. We use for nutritional and physiological reasons about two liters of water a day that we compensate with food and drink: water, fruit juice, […]
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Field barley with a mug
September 14, 2018Short walk in June. At the edge of the road, a field as far as the eye can see, uniform, very uniform … Not a plant higher than its neighbor, not a lighter or less leafy. Is it for the sake of aesthetics and nostalgia for French gardens that this field is thus maintained? Well no. Because to look […]
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The FADING Miracle of Madhya Pradesh – Soybean
September 13, 2018ABCofAgri Publish code: IN139811A INTRODUCTION Soybean is an important leguminous crop also known as the “Miracle crop”. Soybean originated in South East Asia and was domesticated by the farmers of China around 1100 BC. Although it belongs to leguminosae family, soybean is not used as a pulse but finds its use as an oilseed. Soybean […]
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How to prevent PLANTS from getting SICK?
September 13, 2018Have you ever found brown spots hidden inside a leaf? Black spots in a potato? These are diseases caused by fungi or viruses: like any living thing, plants get sick. Their diseases affect the quality of harvested products and yield. For farmers, gardeners or gardeners, one of the solutions to prevent these diseases is to choose naturally resistant varieties. […]
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If I were a plant…
August 12, 2018” If I were a plant, I would not want to be one of those plants that have too much to do with man. No oats, no wheat, no barley, without being able to get out of it, in a field in good standing – and one does not even leave corn to their corn for their […]
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Ice saints and global warming
August 12, 2018Ice saints, when is it? On May 11th, 12th and 13th each year we celebrate the Ice Saints – and not as the facetious picture of this article suggests, the ice breasts , or the holy ice , as we often hear! From one year to the next, the ice saints are therefore fixed. Traditionally, Saint Mamert , Saint Pancrace and Saint Servais were asked by farmers to […]
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Salt to weed, the false good idea.
August 12, 2018“With what do I weed our terrace? ” Salt! ” ” Are you sure this is not some toxic? ” ” Nah, I assure you, the salt is natural! “ We see more and more this kind of dialogues, between gardeners or Facebook forums or gardening groups: salt, the ultimate solution as a ” natural ” weed killer . Really? We knew the use of […]
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Audrey’s column: bringing biodiversity to my garden.
August 12, 2018Audrey’s little vegetable garden, a very motivated beginner gardener, and a mother of two young children – so exhausted overall, except in the garden! If I still know the words of Maya the Bee is good thanks to the biodiversity! It will be necessary to apply a little if we want our children to eat […]
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Why is saffron so expensive? – Things to know
August 12, 2018Saffron is a spice extracted from the flower of a crocus. It is obtained by dehydration of its three red stigmas. He hails from the Middle East, especially from Iran, and was cultivated for the first time in the Greek provinces by the Minoan civilization more than 35 centuries ago. Today, if Spain produces a lot, we also […]
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Focus on Eremurus, the Steppe Lily.
August 9, 2018The plant to impress his friends! We are now focusing on Eremurus, because once installed, it is a very gratifying plant . It becomes big, flowers long enough, and has a surprising appearance. Where does he come from and who are his parents? Before marrying a new plant, do you want to know more about her family and […]
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Urban agriculture: the last cow in Paris
August 9, 2018A little riddle! Question: Do you know when was the last cow from Paris ? Answer: in 1971 . At the moment when the City of Paris announced the creation of a giant urban farm at the Porte de la Chapelle , it seemed important to show with this little riddle in the form of a booster, that urban agriculture is not […]
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A little history of gardens
August 9, 2018Today – once is not custom – we want to tackle a theme that crosses gardening and society . It is that of the relationship between the garden and the social representation. If you were expecting people to say, “The rich there are gardens like that, the poor are brave and you have them like that …” or conversely, you’ll […]
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All you ever wanted to know about sex in plants (1 of 3)
August 9, 2018A little reference to Woody Allen’s movie , this title! That we do not accuse us of deception, it is good sex which we will speak here! But if this dear Woody posed a lot of questions about the comparative interest of this or that sexual practice (and how, incidentally, to get there), the plants themselves, until proven […]
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