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I feel flowers grow better in the soil in the garden rather than pots

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 8 Feb

Whenever I have seen flowers growing on the soil in the gardens they have shown better blossom compared to flowers in the pots. I think one of the reasons must have been the scope of the roots to spread inside the...

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The taro root vegetables are very delicious

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 4 Aug

In bengal the taro roots are sold as vegetables. We call it kochurmukhi in bengali and guinya or arbi in hindi. these roots are boiled and cooked with potatoes and elementary spices are given. they are eaten with...

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The water bodies around mangrove forests are amazing

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 26 May 25

In many parts of the world there are lovely mangrove forests. In fact in Sundarbans there is a nomenclature of sundari trees. the trees in these places have aerial roots to come out of the water for breathing. The water ways in...

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Is it possible to grow two flower plants in a single pot?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 15 Apr 24

I have all the flower plants planted in pots in my balcony. Sometimes I wonder can 2 flowering plants be planted in the same pot? What I heard from others is that the roots of one plants derives the nourishment from the soil. So...

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Genealogy - finding family

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 1 Mar 24

I have been working on my family tree since 1974. I've got well over 20,000 names, although not a few are actually in-law lines I got carried away with. I've been deleting them periodically. Yes, they are related in some way to...

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The sundari trees in sundarbans have roots coming out of the soil.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 26 Aug 23

Sundarbans is famous for the sundari trees. The water level is at same level as the sea level which is very unique in the Sundarbans. As their are tidal waters the roots of the sundari protrude out of the soil in the waters for...

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Holy instant tomato farms, Batman !

Stacey @xstitcher (39015) • Petaluma, California 3 Aug 22

I was washing some things in the sink this morning when I looked at the vase with the cuttings a neighbor had given me. They had already had roots, but when I took a closer look, the tomato cuttings had little bitty tomatoes on...

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So I went out to trim some bushes...

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 16 Oct 21

Under supervision of course. It was some sort of fast-growing tall speckled leaf bush and it did need some shaping, so I figured 30 minutes tops, but then there was this other bush, not so big, but it shaded yet another bush too...

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One should never forget where one comes from!! It's one aspect of our identity!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 12 Aug 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. I believe that one shouldn't forget from where they have come ever in life. I have looked upon many success stories wherein the person...

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Ever know something, but not really know it?

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 11 Feb 20

Ever know something without realizing it? That was me,recently. I'm not very culturally diverse in my ethnic background. German and English so I always thought. Now I knew my English ancestry from my mom's side was from a...

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How important are you roots?

Tony Wainaina @tony1r (303) • Nairobi, Kenya 18 Mar 18

It is always a good thing to reflected as to what choices and circumstances have led you to what you are today. What paths taken and which avoided have culminated in to whom you are as a person and how others perceive you. We...

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A Fallen Pine

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 5 Mar 18

This has been a bad year for pine trees on our property. The roots don't go very deep, and when there is an extended drought like the one we've had here in California, the roots aren't long enough to reach the water below ground....

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Up for Some Air

Gus Kilthau @Ceerios (4698) • Goodfellow, Texas 11 Mar 17

Up for Some Air - "What with all of this rain and all of the bugs crawling around in the ground, I needed some air - some oxygen - something to breathe." [i]"Gnarlyness (a wrinkly, twisty word if there ever was one)...

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PLANTING QUESTION! Please help....if you only have the roots from a plant...

-void- @Druscilla034 (379) • United States 12 Jan 17

Hi guys, got a question for anyone into planting stuff. No, not weed, (but I'd still appreciate your input if you're into that) haha....I had a beautiful pumpkin plant seedling. It was doing great until I noticed small, black...

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Worst Attempt At Humor - Ever!

RussTeed @RussTeed (1498) • United States 9 Jun 16

My pet peeve is the worst of them all. Yes, Peeve is my pet stick's name. He doesn't listen to anything I tell him, or her. I looked everywhere, I cannot decipher its gender. Maybe it's a gender-neutral stick. Oh boy,...

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Did You Watch the New Roots?

Sherry @norcal (4889) • Franklinton, North Carolina 4 Jun 16

In 1977, the nation was transfixed and transformed by the TV miniseries” Roots: The Saga of an American Family.” It was based on a novel by Alex Haley and starred LeVar Burton as Kinte. The novel was the story of the author’s own...

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Who's Tuning In To Watch Roots?

BigDreamer @kellyr634 (416) • United States 31 May 16

I have been seeing the previews on the History Channel and decided to check out the remake of the miniseries Roots. It started last night and I have to say, it's very good. I can't wait to see the next episode tonight. Anyone...

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Off and On Again.

koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 30 May 16

Disappeared for just a few days this time. I don't spend any time here on Saturdays but Sunday didn't yield any time to visit either. Regular maintenance guy couldn't work so I ended up covering both of our basic responsibilities...

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No, Not the Dentist

Ruby Hawk @RubyHawk (99367) • Atlanta, Georgia 11 May 16

But yes, it is the dentist. I had a dental appointment today and it made me so nervous. Not like it's anything new to me, I've had more than enough dental work. It seems like I can do absolutely nothing and my fillings fall out....

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How to nurture rose plants in house?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 10 May 16

It is easy to nurture a herb or shrub in a garden. It is that difficult to do it in a clay tub or pot in a verandah of the a house. The reason is the area required by the roots in the soil is not found in plants in pots. In case...

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