Tag Archives: Seeds

Will they make it?

Posted on November 21, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

For two years, we let our plants endure a variety of stressful conditions up in the high north: snow, cold, competition, nutrient limitations, they all got to deal with it in various amounts. We monitored them all along the way, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Ecology, Experiments, Lab, Nature, Photography, Plant ecology, Plants, Science, Seeds | 1 Comment

Out you go!

Posted on December 13, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Little brave seedlings, surviving everything they have to go through! At least until now… Remember the seeds we planted earlier? They were growing so successfully and swift, I decided they were ready for action. They even survived transplantation in separate little pots, followed … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Disturbance, Ecology, Experiment, Garden, Gardening, Nature, Planting, Plants, Science, Seeds, Soil | 4 Comments

Catch the wind

Posted on April 15, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Wind blows along unseen, but not unfelt. Winds are everywhere and serve especially in the mountains as an omnipresent companion. I tried to catch the impressiveness of this natural force in pictures to help imagining what mountain plants have to face … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Abroad, Andes, Climate, Lake, Mountains, Plants, Rainbow, Seeds, Torres del Paine, Wind | 3 Comments

Survival tricks from the plant world

Posted on December 11, 2013 by lembrechtsjonas

What I find highly fascinating about plants is how they trick us all. At first sight, they look so helpless. Which, I assure you, they are NOT! There is this saying: “if you don’t like it where your are, just … Continue reading →