Direction of rotation of a celing fan. Quick energy efficiency tip: To stay cool and manage your energy at the same time, use ceiling fans to create a âwind chillâ in rooms you are using. The wind chill will help you feel cooler than the actual temperature. Make sure the ceiling fan is set to turn in a counter-clockwise rotation.
Growing Clumping Bamboo Plants. There are several types of clumping bamboos, including Bambusa, which thrives in hot, southern climates, and Chusquea, Borinda, and Himalayacalamus for cool, mild climates. Fargesia bamboos are the most cold-hardy clumping bamboos, surviving as far north as Zone 5.
Aromatic and Glutinous rice varieties are seen in both Indica and Japonica main types of rice. There are more than 40,000 varieties of cultivated rice (grass species Oryza sativa) said to exist. But the exact figure is uncertain. Over 90,000 samples of cultivated rice and wild species are stored at the International Rice Genebank and these are used by researchers from the world.