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Seed Library
Our Seed Library at New River Library shares its collection of seeds with the community.
Seed packets with growing instructions can be picked up at your nearest PCLS library through our online order form.
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A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations. It's an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You'll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like...
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"In this richly illustrated volume, a leading neurobiologist presents fascinating stories of plant migration that reveal unexpected connections between nature and culture. When we talk about migrations, we should study plants to understand that these phenomena are unstoppable. In the many different ways plants move, we can see the incessant action and drive to spread life that has led plants to colonize every possible environment on earth. The history...
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"With the death of his heroic father, bomber and space warfare veteran Patrick McLanahan, Bradley McLanahan must now fly solo, leading a team of young engineers designing Starfire, the world's first orbiting solar power plant. Starfire will not only deliver unlimited and inexpensive electricity anywhere on planet Earth, it can also transmit power to the moon, and even to spacecraft and asteroids. It's a crucial first step in the exploration of the...
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"What would a plant do? It is an unusual question. But, as Beronda L. Montgomery shows, humans can learn a great deal from these organisms. Lessons from Plants unpacks the "senses" and skills of highly adaptive organisms that overcome immense challenges en route to flourishing"--
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"Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities: they communicate with one another, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is the new evidence that plants may actually be sentient. Although plants may not have brains, their microscopic commerce exposes a system not unlike the neuronal networks running through our own bodies. They can learn and remember, possessing an intelligence that allows them...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
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"Twelve-year-old Henna loves living with her two papas and cultivating her beloved plants on the tiny island of Earth's End--until Papa Niall grows seriously ill. Now Henna is determined to find a legendary, long-extinct plant with miraculous healing powers, even though the search means journeying all the way to St. Basil's Conservatory, a botanical boarding school rumored to house seeds of every plant ever grown. At St. Basil's, Henna is surrounded...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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An old friend visits Zoey with a glowing seed pod. Zoey, Sassafras and Pip must work together to discover what this mysterious and rare magical plant needs to grow before all the seeds crumble to purple dust! --Page 4 of cover.
11) The warning
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A small southern town was evacuated after a freak power-plant accident. As the first anniversary of the mishap approaches, some residents are allowed to return past the national guard roadblocks. Mount Hope natives Maggie and Jordan quickly discover that their hometown is not as it was before. Downed cellular networks fail to resume service. Animals savagely attack humans. And the damaged power plant, where Jordan's father is an engineer, is under...
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"A leading plant neurobiologist presents the eight fundamental pillars on which the life of plants-and by extension humans-rests in this playful yet eye-opening guidebook. Even if they behave as though they were, humans are not the masters of the Earth, but only one of its most irksome residents. From the moment of their arrival, about 300,000 years ago-nothing when compared to the history of life on our planet-humans have succeeded in changing the...
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Have you ever wondered if you could grow your own mushrooms right in your own home and depend less on grocery-bought mushrooms? Are you looking for a reliable resource guide to help you grow different varieties of mushrooms without fuss or guesswork?
If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you.
Mushroom is a culinary staple in many traditions across the world. They are also proven to have numerous benefits, from skin...
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The colorful, peculiar history of the houseplant-from ancient Rome to Victorian England to Instagram-a botanical adventure full of histrionic highs, devastating lows, and sensational turning points along the way.
From the hanging gardens of Babylon to that fiddle-leaf fig in your living room, houseplants have been humanity's companions for a millennia. Taming the Potted Beast explores the history of our air-purifying friends with an entertaining...
15) Life in a forest
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to forests. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--publisher.
16) Cultivo de Setas
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Aprenda a dominar sus habilidades de cultivo de hongos para que pueda cultivar y cosechar hongos de alta calidad.
_Alguna vez te has preguntado cual es el valor nutricional, los usos y los beneficios para la salud de los hongos?
_Esta interesado en aprender sobre las diversas especies de hongos y como se diferencian entre si?
_Deseas conocer en profundidad los hongos comestibles, medicinales y psicodelicos?
_Quieres conocer las etapas...
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Can you grow mushrooms at home? Does it require expensive equipment and special know how?
How do you get started? What equipment do you need? Is it difficult? What if you don't have a green thumb?
It's a lot easier to grow mushrooms today than it ever has been. For decades, most of the mushrooms we ate came from giant farms using lab-based cultivation practices that required expensive equipment and demanding degrees of precision.
If you are a mushrooms...
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"This is what hooks Sam when he first overhears it at a fancy dinner party in the Hollywood hills: the story of a globe-trotting shaman who claims to perform 'open-soul surgery' on emotionally damaged people. For neurotic, depressed Sam, new to Los Angeles after his life in New York imploded, the possibility of total transformation is utterly tantalizing. He's desperate for something to believe in, and the shaman--who promises ancient rituals, plant...
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Are you looking for a guide from A to Z? Good! This complete audiobook is to provide FULL instruction on the use and cultivation of marijuana, also known as cannabis or hemp.
Here you will find ALL the information needed to go from SEED to a FULLY functioning garden, indoor or outdoor. It has full topic of indoor growing such as handing precise information on hydroponics and outdoor growing.
This audiobook is not designed to listen like a romance...
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Have you heard about magic mushrooms and their amazing healing properties? Do you want to learn more about psilocybin, a natural psychedelic compound of mushrooms? Are you looking for a complete guide on the biological and chemical properties of magic mushrooms?
If you answered "Yes" to at least one of those questions, then keep reading…
A lot of scientific research proved the healing properties of these mushrooms, with powerful and therapeutic...
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