Overview of the Conflict Minerals Issue. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a Central African country with vast mineral wealth, including reserves of cassiterite (tin), columbite-tantalite (tantalum), wolframite (tungsten) and gold.n an effort to address the humanitarian crisis associated with conflict minerals, the United States (U.S.) enacted legislation requiring that U.S. companies report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on their use of conflict minerals sourced from the DRC and surrounding region 2) .
Over watering is more of a threat to lavender plants than not giving them enough water. When plants are young, within the first 1 to 3 years, lavender plants will probably need to be watered once per day unless it rains. Lavender plants like at least 6 hours of sun per day, and if it is overcast for a few days in a row, consider watering less. You can always test the soil, by sticking your finger down (3-4 inches away from the root/main stem) to see if the soil is dry.
Give a plant too much sun and it will look bleached, pale, or event burned; too few hours and it will have thin leaves and elongated shoots. Some plants require about a half day of light, while others need up to 18 hours of light each day; the latter include vegetables, which will get pale without sufficient light. Still others, such as African violets, need only about eight hours of light per day year-round. Many indoor plants might get a few hours of direct sun each day, but the angle at which the sun hits a window can be undependable. And natural light isn't strong or long enough to grow herbs or vegetables indoors.