Austin Lewis

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[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

I recommend “Green Warriors: Soil Threat”. This doesn’t talk about a specific crop but the soil and the advances and changes in fertilizer practices that could help the yield of stable crops #plant200call #drfoxcall #plant200week15

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

The leaf over my left shoulder heat stress, in the spring and fall when the days go cold to hot the heater kicks on and off this fluctuating artificial heat causes the plant to stress and brown. #plant200call #drfoxcall #plant200week14

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

Rootstocks are being genetically modified so that they are less susceptible to the virus/ disease in the environment #drfoxcall #plant200call #plant200week13 https://t.co/NIZMRUWGEz

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

https://t.co/eHNxrrXMM5 Peach seedlings are used to develop new varieties of peaches. Seedlings of new varieties tend to be named after scientists names.
#plant200call #drfoxcall #plant200week12

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

There are about 10,560 known species of ferns.

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

I recommend watching “The Sad Story of the Banana: Dangers of Pesticide Abuse”. The documentary shows the trade wars, corruption and extreme exploitation of the fruit as an economy. There is much more to bananas than meets the eye. #plant200call #drfoxcall #plant200week7

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

This is a Cocoa Tree, it has been bent on purpose for research purposes. When it was a few months old it was staked down to grow “sideways”. As seen the tree has thrown straight shoots towards the light. #plant200call #drfoxcall #plant200week6

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

This a carrot it is picked as a conical taproot. Fun fact: Almost all carrots were purple before the 17th century, humans have since modified them to produce an orange hue. #plant200call #drfoxcall #plant200week5

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

This is a cocoa tree that is under water stress. This was caused by a clogged dripper in the irrigation. Fixing the dripper will allow the tree to return to dark green flat leaves. #plant200week4 #drfoxcall

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

I recommend “El Cacao: The challenge of fair trade”. This documentary shows the injustice in 3rd world countries who are exploited by large economies for their cacao production. #plant200call #drfoxcall #plant200week3

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

This is an almond grown from an almond tree. Almonds are high in protein and fiber, they are a great source of vitamins and nutrients. Although native to Iran, most almonds are grown in the United States. #drfoxcall #plant200call #plant200week2

[Austin Lewis @avl5824]

#drfoxcall This is a Cocoa Plant, more commonly known as being the main ingredient in chocolate. Cocoa grows around the equator with about 80% of production being in French Guinea. The trees at Penn State are grown at 85F and 60% humidity.