Check out this collection of gardening stories with facts and history right now! [GreenPrints]( December 27, 2022 Â [GET âIN THE KNOWâ ABOUT SCIENTIFIC FACTS, NATURE & GARDENINGâBOOST YOUR GARDENING SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE NOW!]( When you read this special GreenPrints Collection Gardening Science: Stories for learning how to be a better gardener, you get facts about gardening, science, nature, and history to boost your gardening know-how. Start readingâand learningâright now! Dear Gardener, Thank you for reading content from GreenPrintsâwe appreciate your loyalty, and we share with you below a premium story that is certain to teach you something new about rain, dirt, and gardening. Knowledge is power, and gardening science knowledge makes you an expert to be reckoned with! When you read the special GreenPrints Collection [Gardening Science: Stories for learning how to be a better gardener]( today, youâll learn some interesting and valuable facts: [Science Collection]( - Whatâs the science about talking to your plants? Get the answer about benefits to your plantsâand benefits for yourselfâwhen talking to your plants on a regular basis. Get the details now.
- Trees are good for usâand the environment. Trees put water back in our atmosphere. Over 90% of the water sucked up by a treeâs roots is sprayed into the sky via stomataâtiny openings on the surface of the leavesâin a process known as transpiration. Turns out, thatâs a good thing! Learn more about it now!
- How photosynthesis helps the world and, especially, our gardens. Plants have it way up on us humans because they can make their own foodâjust by sitting there pointing themselves skyward and using nothing but water, sunshine, and carbon dioxide. Find out how they do it now! Here is a quick-and-easy way to get up to speed on gardening scienceâwith the special GreenPrints Collection [Gardening Science: Stories for learning how to be a better gardener]( Everything is presented in easy-to-understand language, so you quickly grasp the conceptsâand delivered in story-telling fashion, so that each story is entertaining and enjoyable. Please check out this story from the GreenPrints Collection [Gardening Science: Stories for learning how to be a better gardener]( entitled âThe Sweet Smell of Rainââyouâll learn some new things about rain, dirt, and gardening now: [The Sweet Smell of Rain]( Itâs all due to the âjumping dirtââspringtailsâin your soil.
By Becky Rupp [Smell of Rain] In the time of silver rain
The earth puts forth new life again
âLangston Hughes Scientistsâwho have a tendency to stomp the poetry out of any experienceânow know what makes the garden smell so luscious after a rain. That aromatic earthy smell has been known since 1964 as petrichor, from the Greek petros (rock) and ichor (blood of the gods), a linguistic invention of Australian chemists Isabel Bear and Richard Thomas. This may not be the catchiest of names, butâI think we can all agreeâitâs still a great improvement over Bear and Thomasâs first try, which was âargillaceous odor.â Petrichor, scientists tell us, has been around for at least 500 million yearsâso if you want a good guess as to what the earth smelled like to the dinosaurs, nip outside after a Spring rainfall and take a deep sniff. Thatâs petrichor: the wonderful smell of green stuff and good rich dirt. And, based on a lot of recent research, we now know just what causes it and why. The main component of petrichor is a compound called geosmin which, chemists helpfully tell us, is a bicyclic terpene. Itâs produced by soil bacteriaânotably Streptomyces bacteria, an enormous genus of 500 or more species, a few of which produce anticancer drugs, antifungal agents, and literally dozens of antibiotics which have cured us of everything from conjunctivitis to cholera, tuberculosis, and plague. All of the Streptomyces also make geosmin. And they make it, it turns out, because of springtails. Springtails are tiny pinhead-sized bugs that are ubiquitous in soil; youâre doubtless harboring millions of them at this very moment in your backyard compost heap. Theyâre named for a pogo-stick-like organ on their abdomens which, when released, shoots them into the air. This sounds quite fun and they apparently do this often enough that, collectively, springtails are nicknamed âjumping dirt.â Theyâve also got a passion for the scrumptious scent of geosminâand, incidentally, for the bacteria that produce it, which are a favorite springtail food. While a biochemical signal that broadcasts âCome eat me!â hardly seems a recipe for survival, the geosmin-generating Streptomyces are actually onto a good thing. Munching springtails are essential for disseminating Streptomyces spores. The spores either trek through the springtailsâ digestive tracts, eventually emerging as tiny springtail plops, or stick to their backsâeither way eventually moving to new territory and ensuring the continued propagation of Streptomyces colonies. Itâs a tiny-sized version of fruit- and berry-gobbling birds spreading undigested seeds across the landscape to produce even more fruits and berries. Springtails arenât the only creatures who are attracted by a whiff of geosmin. Camels, who can zero in on oases up to 50 miles away by tracking the scent of geosmin in distant damp earth. Weâre no slouches when it comes to geosmin, either. People can sense geosmin at quantities as tiny as 100 parts per trillion. In other words, weâre about 10,000 times more sensitive to geosmin than sharks are to blood. This isnât always a good thing. Take the case of beets. Beets never rate high on most favored vegetable lists. In fact, theyâre generally at rock bottom, along with turnips and Brussels sprouts. (The most popular veggies, almost invariably, are tomatoes, corn, potatoes, and carrots.) People generally donât like turnips and Brussels sprouts because of their content of bitter-tasting chemicals. These donât bother some of us, but others are genetically disposed to be abnormally sensitive to themâwhich means if youâre spurning the sprouts at a holiday dinner, go ahead and blame your genes. Dislike of beets, on the other hand, seems to stem from the fact that they taste like dirt. And they do taste like dirt. The lush earthy flavor of beets is due to geosminâin part picked up from geosmin-producing soil bacteria and in part, at least some recent research indicates, made by beets on their own. Many beet-eaters find this deliciousâme, for example; I save my vegetable spurning for lima beansâbut a touch of mud flavor clearly isnât everybodyâs cup of tea. Too much geosmin can make filets of bottom-feeding fish such as catfish taste lousy, and too much geosmin in wine is off-putting. No vintner wants to claim that the latest vintage has subtle hints of dirt, no matter how lovely geosmin may smell after an April shower. Of all the senses, smell is by far the most evocative. Though the human nose canât hold a candle to that of the average dogâdogs have about 300 million olfactory receptors in their noses, as opposed to a piddling six million for humansâweâre still capable of differentiating among some 10,000 different smells. Furthermore smell, more than any other sense, is capable of calling up vivid memories. From the noseâs olfactory receptors, smellâmediated by volatile molecules in the airâis channeled to the olfactory bulb in the brain, a pod-like structure tucked beneath the cerebral hemispheres, and closely associated with the amygdalaâseat of the emotionsâand the hippocampus, which functions in learning and memory. Emotion, memory, and smell are a powerful combo. The scents of buttered popcorn, Band-Aids, baby powder, peanut butterâeven wet socksâall have the power to call up brilliantly illuminated pieces of our pasts. Seasons have their own scents, too. Summer smells of roses and hay; Fall of the rich brown organic compounds released by fallen leaves; Winter of woodsmoke and pine. And Spring smells of green earth after rain, bringing with it memories of little boys in rubber boots, walks under umbrellas, wind in new grassâand many, many gardens. â Illustration by Christina Hess What an educational story! And the GreenPrints Collection [Gardening Science: Stories for learning how to be a better gardener]( has many more stories for youâstories that deliver you science and facts about gardening and nature, story after story. Including this featured storyââThe Sweet Smell of Rainââyou get all the stories in this special GreenPrints Collection on gardening science including: - âDonât Bully Your Plantsâ
- âWorld Naked Gardening Dayâ
- âDear Treeâ
- âPatricia Westerfordâ
- âCloudsâ
- âThe Secret Gardenâ
- âLiving With the Windâ
- âGetting By With the Help of Our Friendsâ
- âGood Chemistryâ
- âConfounding Columbinesâ
- âHere Comes the Sunâ
- âTommy Tucker and Companyâ
- âLearning to Love Latinâ
- âFeet, Fathoms, and Flamingosâ
- âThe Sweet Smell of Rainâ [Science Collection]( And new stories are being added to this special Collection all the timeâyou get access to all of them! Please read what some subscribers say about how GreenPrints helps them: âI just love the stories. I've gotten my husband hooked on GreenPrints, too! We're looking forward to the next issue! Thanks again!â
âLynda Figurido, Rockport, MA âIt's the only magazine I read cover to cover, and I keep every issue!â
âValerie Cranmer, Belen, NM âIt's my ONE thing I can grab to read and escape, laugh, and learn! Thanks for all the smiles!â
âAshley Holland, Stephens, AR The only way to get full access to the GreenPrints Collection [Gardening Science: Stories for learning how to be a better gardener]( 11 other Collections filled with gardening stories about gardening humor, healing gardens, animals in the garden, mystical gardens, gardening mishaps, and moreâis to get [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( with a whole yearâs worth of stories in a full subscription to GreenPrints Magazine, both print and digital editions ⦠and benefits galore for only $20 for an entire year! [$20 SPECIAL! GET A 67% DISCOUNT WHEN YOU CLAIM YOUR BENEFITS TODAY!]( [Claim your GreenPrints All Access Membership now, and youâll get all the gardening stories to delight you, make you laugh, and fill you with heartwarming inspiration and motivation. Claim your benefits now!]( [GreenPrints all access](
[ONLY $20 FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR!]( Right now, youâre eligible for this limited-time invitationâto claim a premium [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( with this Special Offer. You get a full year of membership in a club that provides you all the gardening stories to warm your heart, inspire you, and make you laugh. And for only $20 right now, thatâs 67% off the regular $60 price! [Introducing GreenPrints All-Access MembershipâOnly $20 for an Entire Year!]( Your [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( has privileges and benefits that are reserved exclusively for premium members like you. [Claim Your $20 Membership Now!]( Summary of All-Access Membership Benefits 01 A full year of GreenPrints All-Access Membership, an exclusive club for those who want to enjoy the greatest gardening stories everâsave $40 off the annual cover price, a 67% discount! $60/year
Now Only:
$20/year! 02 1-year subscription to the GreenPrints Magazine, quarterly issues filled with humorous and heartwarming storiesâin print, delivered directly to your door, and sent to you digitally as soon as issues are published! INCLUDED 03 Full and immediate access to the GreenPrints Digital Libraryâyour membership includes access to the current digital magazine issue and back issues, a digital version of The Weederâs Readerâplus the library is constantly growing with new content regularly added! INCLUDED 04 Instant and unlimited access to all GreenPrints Collectionsâcurated and comprehensive collections of stories from the heart, organized around specific topics such as humor, joy, romance, mystical and healing gardens, and gardening mishaps. INCLUDED 05 FREE BONUS: The Weederâs Readerâa compilation of the sixteen greatest stories ever published by GreenPrints. You get a FREE copy mailed to you, plus instant and unlimited access to the digital version in the library! FREE [Claim Your $20 Membership Now!]( Become a [GreenPrints All-Access Member]( todayâwhile this special $20 offer lasts! Sincerely, [Bill Dugan]
Bill Dugan
Editor & Publisher
GreenPrints P.S. Claim your benefits with a spot in [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( todayâonly $20 for an entire year with this Special Offer, a 67% discount off the cover price! P.P.S. You deserve to know the inside facts about gardening science ⦠and to get a regular source for keeping up to date about gardening science and knowledgeâplease act now to claim your [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( and get started learning everything you need to know about being a better gardener! [GreenPrints All-Access Membership Special OfferâOnly $20!]( 67% Off the Cover Price Now! [GreenPrints all access](
 Claim your GreenPrints All-Access Membership today and get all the greatest gardening stories everâheartwarming and funny, for you now! [YES, SIGN ME UP FOR JUST $20 FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR!]( About GreenPrints Magazine: GreenPrints shares the absolute best true stories of gardeners from all across the country. Itâs the most inspiring, humorous, and heartfelt gardening magazine of them all. There is nothing else like it. Weâre no spring seedling, eitherâweâve been publishing for over 30 years. If you love to garden, you will love GreenPrints, THE magazine of personal gardening stories from the heart. You are receiving this email as part of your free subscription to email updates from GreenPrints Magazine. If you no longer wish to receive this update as part of your free subscription, please click the unsubscribe link below. [MANAGE PREFERENCES]( [Unsubscribe]( Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address CustomerCare@GreenPrints.com to your address book may 'whitelist' us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Send us a message]( Copyright © 2022 Mequoda Systems, LLC GreenPrints Magazine
P.O. Box 1537, Attleboro, MA 02703
Email: CustomerCare@GreenPrints.com [Our Privacy Policy]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View online](.