41. Old, usually brown and dry plant materials, like autumn leaves, straw, hay and sawdust, are rich in carbon. 42. Once the burning is complete, contractors turn the soil to cut roots and bury the remaining plant material, Neitzke said. 43. Other plant material was then inserted, including fresh ivy gilded to match gold-painted pine cones. 44. Predictably, most of the plant material Lentz recovered was from trees, because woody fibers keep better than the soft tissues of petals, stems or leaves. 45. Remove and burn or bury not only the dead peony foliage but also any weeds or other plant material in the immediate vicinity on which the spores could overwinter. 46. Researchers have found no evidence that any of the affected Adams County orchards got plant material from any infected region. 47. So, the big rocks on the hill have gotten a good amount of plant material around them, including grasses and tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. 48. Sometimes, master gardeners may request a sample of damaged or diseased plant material to help diagnose problems. 49. Tadpoles eat decaying plant material and algae, too. 50. The plant material may look healthy enough, but many of the most serious viral diseases are difficult to spot. |