Horticulture

Scientific facts on vegetable farming. We are not associated with any company or product. We provide practical scientific knowledge. Biased towards plants.

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

When Iron bonds with oxalates in the intestines, it is insoluble and unavailable for absorption into the bloodstream and is excreted. Vit C bonds with Fe which is absorbed into the bloodstream and Fe is then available for further processing. #Foodies

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

Boiling or steaming spinach breaks down and release oxalates into the cooking water, lowering its concentration and increasing the availability of iron for absorption by the body. #gardening #SundayThoughts #farming #Africa

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

@DuckDuckGo You are my default search engine. Thank you.

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

DuckDuckGo is my search engine of choice. #ComeToTheDuckSide - we have privacy. https://t.co/lCTx7nVDT1

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

Is there a difference between commercial processing carrots and fresh bunching carrots? https://t.co/AXkGWiVP6T
#farming #africa #vegan #sundaythoughts

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

Chickpeas, a growing food source in the world and Africa https://t.co/jqQ7uiA14A
#veganfood #Foodie #farming #Africa

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

Are chilies the same as peppers https://t.co/u89qQKGqx7
#Foodie #tuesdaymotivations #African

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

@chilli_B Never use grade 430 in commercial food processing systems.

[Chilli-B @chilli_B]

What is the difference between grade 430 and 304 stainless steel https://t.co/DWSmm4PHUd

#southafrica #mondaythoughts

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

What is the hottest jalapeno you can grow? https://t.co/MbZDqLm8vO via @Horticulture_za
#Africa #foodblogger #RecipeOfTheDay #ThoughtOfTheDay

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

Hardening off seedlings will increase yields, extreme temperature tolerance, and disease resistance. #agriculture #Africa #farming

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[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

Butternut fertilizer application tables according to soil types. #agriculture #agriculturaleducationday #Africa

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[Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope]

Spain’s plastic #wastetrade situation:

🚢 Main importers of Spain’s plastic waste shipments in 2018: China, Hong-Kong (2018)
🚢 Turkey imports from Spain more than tripled in 2020
🚢 But exports don’t add up...is this due to illegal trade?

Read on: https://t.co/Dlx6ePtj2u

[Michael Greger, M.D. @nutrition_facts]

What did randomized controlled human trials find about how we may (or may not) benefit from onions? https://t.co/kjsuU3rUyg

[Michael Greger, M.D. @nutrition_facts]

Nearly 5,000 breast cancer deaths a year may be attributable to just light drinking (up to one drink a day). https://t.co/GcohFGnbMV

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

Sweet potato soil requirements.
#Farming #Zambia #Zimbabwe #agribusiness
https://t.co/lAiT41osnF

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

Pea root knot nematode https://t.co/gwYZYzO9uU

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

Really? A "packing error", BS!

[Plant Based News @PlantBasedNews]

. @sainsburys is investigating the error... https://t.co/4bl9PzHrsk

[Michael Greger, M.D. @nutrition_facts]

There is a food that offers the best of both worlds—significantly improving our ability to detox carcinogens like diesel fumes and decreasing inflammation in our airways—all while improving our respiratory defenses against infections: https://t.co/CDHGsJkBAd

[Michael Greger, M.D. @nutrition_facts]

What causes cancer to metastasize? https://t.co/rYU0bKkmy1

[Horticulture @Horticulture_za]

@PlantBasedNews It can be a dangerous April fools joke.