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All the buzz: Marin scientist seeks help to save nation's bees Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:42AMGretchen LeBuhn wants to save the nation's bees -- one sunflower at a time. And she's hoping you'll help. LeBuhn, an associate professor of biology at San Francisco State University, is the creator of the Great Sunflower Project, an effort to
Richard Mabey's 'Weeds' sees a purpose for the plants we demonize Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:09AMIf you're looking for weed-banishing advice, this is not your book, but this is an excellent volume for anyone interested in green lore.
How dry is it? Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:05AMThey even admit it themselves: Farmers are never happy with the weather. Just two months ago, they were complaining that it was too wet to get in the fields to plant. They needed some sun to dry the fields out. Now it's too dry. "Every good flood ends with a drought," said Fred McMullen, a National Weather Service Meteorologist.
Wimbledon prepares for makeover for 2012 Olympics Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 8:39AMThe grass will still be green when the Olympics come to Wimbledon in 2012 and that is just about all that will look the same.
Workshop reveals compost how-tos Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:17AMTOWNSEND -- Mix food scraps with grass clippings, leaves and cardboard into a pile, turn it over occasionally and in a month, or maybe a few years, you can have your own home-produced compost.
Pretty as a picture Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 11:31AMVickie Quick began gardening in her “blank canvas” yard about 30 years ago by planting petunias and marigolds. After several years, she got bored, thinking, “Come on, there’s got to be more than this.”
Beautiful yard draws inspiration from book cover Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 11:31AMVickie Quick began gardening in her “blank canvas” yard about 30 years ago by planting petunias and marigolds. After several years, she got bored, thinking, “Come on, there’s got to be more than this.”
Boone County farmers included in federal biomass initiative Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:04PMCOLUMBIA – Wanted: Farmers interested in growing the next generation of biofuels. Tens of millions of dollars in federal subsidies are available for farmers willing to grow biomass, such as grasses, forbs, legumes and trees, that can be converted into pellets and burned in power plants to produce electricity. Missouri is included in three of the five biomass crop project areas in the nation ...
The pundit's view Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 5:29PMTennis experts opinions on who is going to win in SW19
Pundits' predictions for Wimbledon Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 2:58PMThe experts' views on the likely title winners in 2011
Richard Mabey on the art of giving species their common names Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 3:57AMLatin names are fine for textbooks, but the beautiful common names we give to our flora and fauna are part of a shared poetic enterprise stretching back thousands of years I once had an amicable debate with the late John Fowles about the naming of nature. Behind his postmodern novelist's persona, Fowles was a skilled, fastidious and almost old-fashioned naturalist, who greatly preferred robust ...
Take heed, not all is bad with weeds Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 5:48PMMany plants that get placed on the bad weed list don't deserve such ranking. Here's an introduction to some "good weeds."
Garden therapy helpful to patients Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 4:21AMGarden therapy helpful to patients
Where rehab can take root Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 4:01AMWhere rehab can take root
Credit cards for farmers and more Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 10:47PMIn the run-up to Thailand's election, political parties are putting together competitive policy platforms to win the rural vote.
Mother (Nature) may I? Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 4:11AMThat title tells it all, doesn't it? Is it safe to put the rest of the plants in the ground? You know the ones I mean: peppers, tomatoes, impatiens, coleus, etc. The really tender ones that show damage long before the thermometer actually hits 32 degrees. I forgot to bring one of my coleus plants inside one night and even though it was up against the south side of the house, the outer leaves ...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 10:53AMDeadline for calendar items is 10 days in advance of the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to glenview@pioneerlocal.com. The Chicago Botanic Garden The ...
The Next Page: The Secret World of Lichen Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 11:50PMIt's that time of year when you head back out to the yard and assess what needs to be done. Grass needs to be mowed, flower beds replanted -- and what's that green stuff on the tree trunks? Don't worry about it. It's lichen. Lichens don't harm trees. But, it's also not a plant. They are a symbiotic relationship between organisms in two different kingdoms.
Getting hands dirty necessary to build solid soil foundation Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 10:55PMThe first time newcomers try to drive a shovel into the ground in Nevada, they often notice something different. This soil isn't like most soil in California, Idaho, Montana and many other places. Our soils work perfectly for our beautiful native plant communities, but when you try to grow something that isn't from around here, it's another story.
In South Kingstown, URI holds annual spring gardening festival Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 8:32PMAnnual event draws several thousand to university's agricultural research facility for plants, workshops, educational displays and children's arts and crafts
Help needed with maple trees Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 4:26PMWe planted two maple trees last year. When we looked at them recently, we noticed that some of the bark is peeling off. We found very small bugs under the bark. Could the bugs be causing the problem? Should we be putting some sort of insecticide on the trees just as a precaution? (email reference)
You can have flowers in the shade Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 11:00PMI've been asked to write about plants — not including annuals — that bloom in shade.
Home and garden calendar Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 8:54AMTours
The how-to on composting from Martha's Vineyard gardeners Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 8:47AMIt's hard to imagine a better way to see recycling in action, in your own home, than to turn your organic discards into nutrient rich soil simply by maintaining a compost site.
A lawn's greatest enemy is lawn care, says master gardener Mike McGrath (video) Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 12:56AMThe warm spring weather Monday set the tone for organic gardening presentation and discussion at St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh.
Home and garden calendar Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 12:21PMPlant Sales and Exchanges
Pennington Seed expands, uses state funds to train 80 new workers in Greenfield Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 3:18PMGREENFIELD, Mo. -– Pennington Seed, a company that has been a fixture in Dade County since 1978, said Tuesday that it has spent about $1 million expanding its operations over the past six months. Gov. Jay Nixon visited the plant to talk about how the state's training funds helped the company add about 80 jobs to its workforce.
Allergy season: What to do when raw apples bite Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 1:54PMAs one of the estimated one per cent of Canadians who suffers from food allergies, I take consolation from the fact that food allergies are increasingly well understood and respected — certainly much more than when I was growing up and felt like a social pariah.
9 steps to a successful first vegetable garden Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 5:24PMAre you starting a vegetable garden for the first time?
News, briefly Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 9:59AMSee what's happening in and around Kingston
Tears over eviction Sunday, March 20, 2011 @ 7:27AMPensioner Ramdai Sankar looked on tearfully as two tractors uprooted and destroyed her crops at Egypt Trace, Endeavour Chaguanas last Monday.
Thorny problems: Yemm and us Saturday, March 5, 2011 @ 2:44AMWith Thorny Problems, the book, out now, Helen Yemm shares some of the quirkier tips sent in by you, her loyal readers
Creatures can't take off their fur coats Friday, March 4, 2011 @ 8:28PMAs we find ourselves moving into the month of March (because time happens, like it or not) there are days and nights of confused temperatures. First, it's cold, then warm, then cold again, then warm again.[...]
Composted manure is the gardener's best friend Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 2:19PMI'm a poo chaser. You see, I have a number of animals in my Oakland backyard - a pair of Nigerian dwarf goats and a herd of rabbits - that spend an inordinate amount of time making poo.
Holocaust survivor to speak at Jewish Museum Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 1:42PMI am always amazed at how the human spirit can survive the most horrific situations. Stories of how Jews survived the Holocaust under the Nazis and how African Americans survived slavery in this country are worth telling and hearing.
Letters to the Editor Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 9:05PMMATTITUCK Time to get involved It’s school budget hearing time again. That’s right, I said the “B” word. The dates for the Mattituck-Cutchogue district are March 4, release of the preliminary budget to the board of ed. Budget hearings are on March 8 and 24 and tentatively set for April 5. In the past several [...]
Stallergenes inaugurates new pollen-production factory Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 7:03AMOn 20 January, Stallergenes, the leading company worldwide in sublingual immunotherapy treatments for respiratory allergies, inaugurated its new pollen-production site in Amilly (Loiret department).
Genetically Modified Alfalfa Raises Concern Among New England's Organic Farmers Tuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 10:29PMHow does your grass grow?
Fire country land managers struggle with cheatgrass Friday, February 4, 2011 @ 2:38AMCheatgrass dries faster and burns hotter than native plants.
What's happening Tuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 7:10PMBook Events
For Arbor Day, plant some trees, or just admire them Thursday, January 13, 2011 @ 8:12PMArbor Day in Louisiana is the third Friday in January, a day set aside to celebrate trees by planting them.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Walkthrough Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 6:03PMThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN) Legend of Zelda Wind Waker, GameCube
Margaret Lauterbach: How to get the holly into your jolly Christmas Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 10:08AMHolly won’t grow here on it’s own, but with some work you can pull it off.
Homegrown whole grains can supplement harvests from the home vegetable garden Monday, December 20, 2010 @ 12:52PMNow that you've established a productive vegetable garden, how about growing some pancakes, pasta and home-baked breads on the side?
Fungus outbreak hits Alabama marshes Monday, December 13, 2010 @ 8:03AMScientists speculate that repeated exposure to oil sheens might have played a role in the outbreak
Raising Christmas trees on the family farm Thursday, December 9, 2010 @ 9:00AMFor teenagers and their families who celebrate Christmas, finding and decorating the perfect tree is often a highlight of the season. Rarely do people realize how much work and time goes into growing each tree.
Lake County Calendar Thursday, December 9, 2010 @ 4:17AMFind out what to do this week and beyond. Be a more mindful parent by joining the Brilliant Parenting Discussion Group at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Water's Edge Waldorf School, 150 W. Bonner Road, Wauconda.
Lake County Calendar Thursday, December 9, 2010 @ 4:04AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
Fungus outbreak hits Alabama marshes; could oil spill sheens be to blame? Monday, December 6, 2010 @ 7:25AMA widespread fungal outbreak is affecting one of Alabama's key marsh grass species, potentially rendering much of this year's seed crop sterile, according to scientists. While the fungus is always present in coastal marshes, scientists speculated that repeated exposure to oil sheens floating on Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay this spring and summer might have played a role in the outbreak by ...
Lake County Calendar Thursday, December 2, 2010 @ 4:23AMClasses/Meetings/Seminars