May 15, 2019 Plant Height, Isaac Newton, President Lincoln, the USDA, Charles Sprague Sargent, the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserve, Ettie C. Alexander, the NOLA Museum of Art, Emily Dickinson, Ina Coolbrith, Top-dressing, and Elizabeth Cady Stanto
Plant height is one of the factors often indicated on plant tags.
But mature height often takes ten years - especially if you're talking about trees and shrubs.
Most plants benefit from some amount of pruning - in which case their height can be controlled.
BTW, Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet. It can grow 3 feet in just 24 hours.
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#OTD President Abraham Lincoln created the U.S. Department of Agriculture today in 1862.
When Lincoln signed the bill, he was bombarded with advice about who should be the first Commissioner of Agriculture.
Perhaps he should choose the…
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