Plants articles
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Proper planting of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants
The goal in planting any plant is to help it establish a healthy root system as quickly as possible so that it can fuel all the other processes needed for its growth. For best long-term results, test the soil in the area where you intend to plant and follow the advice in the Soil Report you receive. […]
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Proper planting of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants
The goal in planting any plant is to help it establish a healthy root system as quickly as possible so that it can fuel all the other processes needed for its growth. For best long-term results, test the soil in the area where you intend to plant and follow the advice in the Soil Report you receive. […]
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My biotech plants are dead
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Six weeks ago, I pre-ordered the “Firefly Petunia,” a houseplant engineered with genes from bioluminescent fungi so that it glows in the dark. After years of writing about…