#allelopathy

I put the link here for the peeps that are too lazy or busy to read x3

-> https://instagram.com/laserredemamere?igshid=1avpikm1lwvwf

My mother who has been having such a hard time since long is giving her all in her passion gardening and it warms my heart that she does something for herself and that she loves

She created an insta to share her passion with photographies

She has a greenhouse where she grows vegetables,aromatics, plants officinal,fruits and she also garden outside the greenhouse too (also her lady black cat can be seen too x3) may I add in the greenhouse there is a little pond where there are frogs little fishes and even newts!

She is gardening using method as permaculture and allelopathy this is very interesting, respectful of the biodiversity and nature. Like for example associating different plants together because they have a good chemistry or that one flower help prevent diseases for this vegetable plant etc... She doesn't use chemical products to treat her plants since it's permaculture and organic

Her photographies are such eye candy her plants vegetables, fruits and flowers look beautiful and in this time of the year there are a lot! (And animals sometimes:3)

This is so touching and cute how excited she was when she first share her photo of her passion since she put her all in it and is proud of it (excited kinda like me when I created this blog)

So please if you're interested in any of the above check her insta out give some support and love and if not please share and boost it that would make me happy

my mother deserve happiness

Link here:

-> https://instagram.com/laserredemamere?igshid=1avpikm1lwvwf

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The “Creosote Bush” mentioned in this video, is Larrea Tridentata, also known as greaseweed. It is a desert plant, and is also one of the longest-living known organisms on this planet, with a particular bush in the Mojave Desert named “King Clone” being dated at nearly 12,000 years of age.

Plants produce a lot of chemicals. I mean a lot. Some of these are involved in day to day functions like growth and reproduction. The function of others can be a bit less obvious. These are often referred to as secondary compounds as they are not directly involved in growth or reproduction. Some of these chemicals are toxic to other plants. We call these compounds allelochemicals. Producing allelochemicals can give some plants a competitive advantage by knocking back their neighbors. However, like most things in ecology, this situation isn't always that simple. 

Take the example of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa). This nasty invader is wreaking havoc on plant communities throughout western North America. It wages its war under the soil where it releases a chemical from its roots called "catechin." This chemicla kills native plants, especially native grasses growing nearby. This competitive advantage can lead to total dominance of spotted knapweed in many areas where it quickly rises to monoculture status. 

Not all native plants are equally susceptible to spotted knapweeds effects. Two native forbs stand out above the rest in being able to cope with the allelochemicals released by spotted knapweed. Enter silky lupine (Lupinus sericeus) and blanketflower (Gaillardia grandiflora). Where these plants occur alongside spotted knapweed, other natives seem to do a bit better. This made researchers curious. What was it about these two species?

As it turns out, both of these natives secrete their own chemicals. These don't act as allelochemicals though. Instead, it was found that they neutralize the detrimental effects of the catechin. In doing so, both the lupine and the blanketflower create a safe zone for other natives to reestablish. This could be good news as it hints at new ways of approaching certain plant invasions. More work needs to be done to see how well this situation plays out in a natural setting but the evidence is tantilizing to say the least!

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