Sophia Hughes

Save seed for next season

Save seed for next season

As this year’s growing season is ending, our mind wanders to next year’s garden. Saving seed is a no-cost way to assure gardens have repeats of favorite flowers. Self-saving seed is a rewarding activity but there is a caveat. When collecting seed from flowering plants it is good to know beforehand whether the mother plant…

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Gardening 101: Finally Fall planting

Gardening 101: Finally Fall planting

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – When I moved to North Texas from Nashville thirteen years ago, I was amazed to find out that we had three separate growing seasons here.  In the first one, you start to plant your vegetable crops in February – mostly greens and tomatoes. A second crop you start planting in March–May for…

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Spacewalk Prep, Human Research, and Orbital Plumbing on the Space Station

Spacewalk Prep, Human Research, and Orbital Plumbing on the Space Station

From left, astronauts Andreas Mogensen, Loral O’Hara, and Jasmin Moghbeli are pictured in their spacesuits training for spacewalks on Earth. Credit: NASA Spacesuit preparations took a break on Thursday, October 5, as the Expedition 70 crew turned its attention to human research including behavioral studies, eye exams, and a fitness evaluation. The International Space Station…

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