Sentences with phrase «plant was dormant»

It would have to be done in the winter, when the plant was dormant.

«We have found that the spread of all three of these species can be slowed by spraying their leaves with specific herbicides during late winter when native plants are dormant,» says Conover.

Not exact matches

Earlier this year, Dominion announced it was putting many of those less efficient plants into «cold reserve,» essentially a dormant status.

Old coal plants are increasingly lying dormant, yet new ones keep getting built, according to a new report.

One possible explanation had been offered: during times of drought, chiltepíns went dormant, as did their nurse plants.

Dormant plants will shed all leaves and so no signs of growth, however they are not dead.

Dormant plants should be cut right back leaving only a small stump just a few inches above the soil line.

Our vegetable patch is dormant at the moment but I am sure that we will have plenty of caterpillars once we have planted out all our seedlings.

The cogeneration plant — which will be built in a dormant Sheridan Avenue facility attached to the large steam plant that still is used to heat and cool the Capitol complex — and microgrid will supply the 98 - acre Plaza's power, with ability to produce up to 90 percent of the complex's annual electric energy needs.

State Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, in an email to news media, said Friday that «we must be vigilant to assure that the facility does not transition from an operating power plant to a dormant nuclear waste dump.»

«We must be vigilant to assure that the facility does not transition from an operating power plant to a dormant nuclear waste dump,» Cahill, a Democrat who represents Dutchess and Ulster counties, said in a statement.

But scientists have never known how these plants actually do it — or if the existing plant cells really do come alive again from a dormant state, or if its new growth is separate from the old cells.

«It appears that the «Delay of Germination 1,» or DOG1, gene is an environmental sensor, detecting environmental changes and enabling the plant to not only keep the seed dormant but to also delay flowering,» said study co-author Kent Bradford, a plant scientist and director of the Seed Biotechnology Center.

But according to the researchers, this evergreen feature is also what makes them easy to kill and control during winter months while not harming nearby dormant native plants.

These small, mobile and virus - like DNA elements have been a part of plant genomes for millions of years and most of the time they lie dormant and do no harm.

At mbg's most recent cookbook club, My New Roots blogger Sarah Britton explained, «Every seed is dormant until the conditions are in place for it to become a plant.

«Every seed is dormant until the conditions are in place for it to become a plant,» she told us.

Just as in winter, the plants pull back and become dormant, this too is part of their growth, making it possible for their bodies to be stronger and become heartier.

You know nothing of physics or chemistry.You think a dormant seed would be equal to a growing live plant in it's chemical profile?

There is something of the miraculous about turning a dormant seed into a living plant.

It would be a good idea long term to block access to those plants, so that they can't continue to eat them when they are not dormant stalks anymore.

With stunning lush landscapes, exotic plants, dormant volcanos, hot springs, and surrounded by clean waters, São Miguel is the perfect vacation destination for nature lovers and those looking for an off - the beaten path European destination.

With stunning lush landscapes, sunny black sand beaches, crystal clear ocean waters, exotic plants, dormant volcanos, and hot springs, São Miguel is the perfect vacation destination for nature lovers, beach bums, or those looking for an off - the beaten path European summer destination.

With stunning lush landscapes, exotic plants, dormant volcanos, hot springs, and crystal clear ocean waters on all sides, São Miguel is the perfect vacation destination for nature lovers and those looking for an off - the beaten path European destination.

But the plant is in its dormant stage now, and it looks like a brown, stringy mop — striking in itself.

Perhaps we should be cutting down our forests to allow our more active plant - forms, currently lying dormant on the forest floor, the opportunity to get at all that pesky «carbon»?

Old coal plants are increasingly lying dormant, yet new ones keep getting built, according to a new report.

A secondary risk surrounding the coal exemption would be a Dormant Commerce Clause legal challenge alleging that the exemption favors in - state coal plants over out - of - state plants.

Plaintiffs, led by the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), argued that ZECs preempt the FPA because they are «tethered» to wholesale auctions; and, that ZECs violate the dormant Commerce Clause because they are only offered to a limited number of in - state nuclear facilities, disadvantaging out - of - state nuclear plants.

On the charge of dormant Commerce Clause breach, the judges found the plaintiffs» argument failed to show how out - of - state nuclear plants were suffering from ZEC implementation and that coal and gas - fired generators» interests are not protected under the Clause as non-nuclear entities.

When dormant / docile, these appendages are rooted into the ground and are used to draw nutrients, as with a normal plant.

It's still important, especially for woody plants, to be well - watered going into their dormant season.

Preferred habitat: swamps, wet meadows, damp woods, marshes, bottomlands + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: dormant in summer if too dry + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 12 to 18» + + + + Wildlife value: Butterfly larvae like to pupate on irises + + + + Note: plant can be difficult to find; its iris cousins the Louisiana irises will achieve similar rePlant spacing: 12 to 18» + + + + Wildlife value: Butterfly larvae like to pupate on irises + + + + Note: plant can be difficult to find; its iris cousins the Louisiana irises will achieve similar replant can be difficult to find; its iris cousins the Louisiana irises will achieve similar results

Preferred habitat: coastal woods, along streams, open woodlands, thickets + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: semi-evergreen to dormant in winter + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, well drained + + + + Light conditions: shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart + + + + Wildlife value: hummingbirds, butterflies, and other wildlife are attracted to this plant; hummingbirds like the flowers while birds and mammals enjoy the fruit; attracts Cloudless Sulphur; Gray Hairstreak larvae eat the leaves; also a good butterfly nectar sPlant spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart + + + + Wildlife value: hummingbirds, butterflies, and other wildlife are attracted to this plant; hummingbirds like the flowers while birds and mammals enjoy the fruit; attracts Cloudless Sulphur; Gray Hairstreak larvae eat the leaves; also a good butterfly nectar splant; hummingbirds like the flowers while birds and mammals enjoy the fruit; attracts Cloudless Sulphur; Gray Hairstreak larvae eat the leaves; also a good butterfly nectar source

Preferred habitat: Gulf prairies and marshes + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: evergreen to dormant in winter + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 12 to 15» + + + + Wildlife value: attracts bees + + + + Note: foliage is average looking, but flowers are exquisite.

The Pirelli plant had been largely dormant for over 15 years, and Faraday Future promised north of 1,000 jobs once the factory is up and running.

Yes, it is 2011, soon to be 2012, and the Dinosaurs, the most successful species to ever populate the earth (for approximately five hundred million years) were not extinguished due to their inability to evolve and grow with natural changing conditions, but were simply eliminated by a one - in - a-million extra-terrestrial event over a short period of time (one to three years), as were all forms of sun reliant life with the exception of a few ocean dwelling species, subsurface ground dwelling worms, plant life like lichens and other mindless species able to lie dormant for extended periods of time, as well as nocturnal, ground dwelling little rodents that ate roots, dead or alive, (from which we so - called superior life forms evolved).

Remember to feed your plants during their growing season and to water less when they're dormant (usually in the winter).

We watched the wheat grow from our back window as it was planted after harvest last fall and lay dormant over the winter until spring woke it back up to let the plants finish growing.