Sentences with phrase «plant roots like»

Nothing kills plant roots like an under - tank heater.

That said, we're also noticing a shift in sentiment by millennials, many of whom are expressing a desire to explore and travel as opposed to buy a house and plant roots like their parents did.

Not exact matches

Heme also exists in the roots of plants like legumes that turn nitrogen into fertilizer.

When our focus is distorted, we quickly become disconnected from the source of life and we shrivel like plants whose roots are injured.

He will be like a tree planted by water: it sends its roots out toward a stream, it doesn't fear when heat comes, and its foliage remains green.

For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.

Without honesty and equal transparency, spiritual growth is like a root - bound plant in a pot far too small.

Scarcely shall they be planted, scarcely shall they be sown, scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth, when He will also blow on them, and they will wither, and the whirlwind will take them away like stubble.»

But time, like an acid, wore away America's great institutions, «using those great vices of pride, vanity and sensuality as the root to attack all of the strong plants that has so deeply rooted in the American tradition,» he said.

I like the idea of being planted in the house of God, of putting one's roots down into a community and remaining there.

For is it not true that we are all connected with one another by hidden roots, like the runners of a strawberry patch, all of whose plants have developed from the one parent stock?

I also really like the concept of Buddha bowls — plant protein, leafy greens, root veggies and a creamy, plant - based sauce.

Bitters are typically made from clear alcohol infused with plants like gentian, fennel, and dandelion root.

Like plants, it is all about their attachment roots; unlike plants, it is a great deal more complicated.

That plants like bryophytes influenced the formation of mud deposits long before roots appeared is a surprise, says geobiologist Woodward Fischer of Caltech who wrote a commentary about the study for the same issue of Science.

The fungi live in plant roots where they elongate their tendrils (called hypha) into the surrounding soil, like an extension of the root system, to better access and transfer nutrients to the plant.

Some of the plants, like the snakegourd root, are still used in traditional medicines.

«Beneficial relationships like this are found in fluorescent pseudomonad species that protect plant roots from pathogenic fungi, for example.

Understanding the functioning of root biology is crucial to know how plants suffer or adapt to adverse environmental conditions like droughts.

Microscopic roundworms (nematodes) live like maggots in bacon: They penetrate into the roots of beets, potatoes or soybeans and feed on plant cells, which are full of energy.

Faster - growing root systems could allow new plants to take hold more quickly, including perennial grasses like switchgrass and Miscanthus, which are considered viable feedstocks for next - generation biofuel.

«These are actually siliceous replacements of roots and stems of plants like petrified wood,» Sharp says.

Indeed, there are quite a few people who would like to rip these super-ordinary looking plants out by their roots.

A new satellite will scrutinize the underlying regions of the sun's atmosphere, giving physicists a chance to dig down like botanists studying a plant's roots and uncover information that may help them solve the mystery.

Still, he says, the whole plant has a distinct structure that includes a root - like holdfast, a stem, and blades.

In late 2010, scientists detected bits of plants, including cattail - like roots, on the grinding stones from 30,000 - year - old archaeological sites in Italy, Russia, and the Czech Republic.

As many plants take up a cylinder - like shape, the most important axis becomes the apical - basal (shoot - root) axis, i.e. the apical (top part) develops into shoots, containing flowers, stems and leaves, and the basal (bottom part) grows into roots.

Some bacteria do this within certain plant roots, but we'd like to look at nitrogen - fixing bacterial that live in other parts of many plants.

This indicates to Brodie that as they establish the microbial community within the rhizosphere, plants could be exuding metabolites like phenolic acids to help them control the types of microbes thriving around their roots.

The plant roots are not always submerged in water, but are flooded with nutrients and then drained for air, automatically in repeating cycles — assuming you are using a media like gravel, and not a raft - based deep water culture.

Depending on the nature of plant - growth environment for sugarcane or beet root, sugarcane and / or beet molasses used in the fermentation process, may be highly concentrated in harmful things like insecticides etc..

Using processes like steam distillation or cold - pressing (in the case of citrus fruits), we harness these compounds from the roots, leaves, stems, bark, fruit, flowers, and rinds of plants and pass their protective powers along.

No special scissors needed for tender plants like basil, just pinch off the tops of the stems with your fingers (being careful not to tug on the plant and dislodge the roots).

Topsoils continually used to farm commercial crops may be depleted of these, and the only plants that will have access to them are those with long root systems which can mine the subsoils, like dandelions.

Lead is also in the soil and while generally not absorbed into plants, can be found in very low quantities on the surface of root veggies like carrots and in leafy greens like lettuce.

While plants manufacture vitamins like ascorbic acid of their own accord, minerals must be absorbed through the roots.

A root vegetable in the mustard family that looks like a large radish, this low - growing plant thrives only in the rocky highlands of Peru and Bolivia.

Hidden deep in the plant's bright yellow roots is an extraordinarily powerful compound called curcumin that has the unique ability to block an enzyme that causes inflammation, while combatting free radical damage to highly sensitive vital organs like your brain and heart.

Give your body some balance: eat your greens, enjoy some root vegetables and oatmeal for healthy complex carbs, and enjoy some healthy fats and protein from plant - based options like raw nuts and seeds.

Certain extracts derived from compounds like hybrid artichoke bud, and the root of the sarsaparilla plant can be used as liver regenerative, detoxification, and blood - purifying agents.

I would like to know where the plant based medical community stand on the root canal issue - doctors like Michael Greger, John Mcdougall etc..

Ideally it would emphasize not veganism per se, (even though I don't eat animal products myself, it seems to scare people away) but principles we could count on one hand... the 5 biggies that I find everyone has confusion about... 1) the myriad of benefits of adding many more WHOLE plant based foods, emphasis on whole, and a quick rundown of what a «plant food» is, like... veggies, fruits, legumes, grains, roots, seeds, etc.!

Yacon plants are propagated from cuttings obtained from the «crown,» a ginger - like root structure where the edible tubers emanate.

Although most of my meals nowadays rely on meat as a protein source, I'm still very conscious about my plant - based roots and like to provide different options for folks within my community who choose not to eat meat or simply want a lighter option.

Adding a soothing plant extract like marshmallow root to such skincare formulas can reduce, possibly even eliminate, any risk of irritation.

Agave «nectar» is not made from the sap of the yucca or agave plant but from the starch of the giant pineapple - like, root bulb.

Essential Oils are the aromatic liquids found in plant material like shrubs, trees, roots, bark, bushes, flowers, fruits and seeds.

Whether you follow Sephardic or Ashkenazi tradition, we can center our plates and our diet predominately around plant foods like fruits, vegetables, starchy vegetables from the squash family and roots tubers like potato and sweet potato during Passover.

Center your plate and your diet predominately with plant foods like fruits, vegetables, starchy vegetables from the squash family and roots tubers like potato and sweet potato during Passover.

That's what test - driven accountability is like, constantly pulling the plant out to see if the roots are growing.