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From soil to seed and from the field to aromatic herbs: posts on how plants live, why soil is alive and the science behind farming, told through Türkiye's climate and plants.
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About 78% of the air is nitrogen, yet plants cannot use it directly. Legumes such as chickpeas and lentils get around this with bacteria in their root nodules. We explain how the partnership works, what crop rotation is and how it differs from fertiliser, limits included.
Kuazara Bilim Ekibi6 min read
A handful of garden soil holds more bacteria than there are people on Earth, metres upon metres of fungal threads and hundreds of tiny animals. We meet the crowd that makes soil alive, look at Darwin's earthworms and explain how to make compost safely at home.
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Where was the scent hiding before you rubbed that thyme leaf? We explain how plants make essential oils, compounds such as thymol and linalool, steam distillation and the myth that 'natural means harmless', along with the rules for using these oils safely.
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