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Brown University biologists identified when tomatoes are most vulnerable to heat and how some varieties resist it.

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The University of Tennessee Gardens in Jackson trialed more than 225 varieties of annuals, perennials, vegetables, and herbs ...

From selecting heat-tolerant plants to prepping for freezing temps and determining whether you need a home warranty, we address the topics that are top-of-mind for local homeowners. Dallas-Fort ...

But I’m not doing anything special to turn my plants into superheroes. All I did was select the right ones at planting time – and plant them with TLC. CHOOSING HEAT-TOLERANT PLANTS In extreme ...

Experts say this is in part due to the lack of tree cover. Low canopy neighborhoods lead to a phenomenon known as the “heat island” effect, in which nighttime temperatures can be as much as 22 ...

Reasoning from basic physiological principles, they concluded that a Tw of 35 degrees Celsius would be the limit of human heat tolerance. That figure is more extreme than it sounds, because it ...