These mums are perfect for a fall garden

These mums are perfect for a fall garden

Like pumpkins, chrysanthemums (mums for short) are a part of fall. Three types of mums are useful fall bloomers for different reasons. ‘Point Pelee’ mum Many modern hybrid mums were bred by crossing Chrysanthemum indicum with other Chrysanthemum species. With the new cultivar “Point Pelee,” C. indicum now has a chance to shine on its…

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Don’t Want Gardening Season to End? Here’s How to Keep Plants Thriving Well Into Fall

Don’t Want Gardening Season to End? Here’s How to Keep Plants Thriving Well Into Fall

Mkovalevskaya / Getty Images Key Points Fall planting extends fresh harvests with cool-season crops that tolerate frost. Pick quick-growing, hardy veggies and protect them with mulch and row covers. Raised beds and sunny, elevated spots improve growth and yields. Between garden clean-up and preparing for next season, a gardener’s work is never truly done and…

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A Santa Cruz Gardening Collective Cultivates Belonging for Queer and Trans Asian Americans

A Santa Cruz Gardening Collective Cultivates Belonging for Queer and Trans Asian Americans

“We basically grow Asian vegetables to understand and explore our cultural identities and ancestries, but through our queer experiences of being in diaspora,” said Kellee Matsushita-Tseng, a fourth-generation Japanese American and third-generation Chinese American farmer. In 2019, she co-founded the Bitter Cotyledons with her partner, Tam Welch, a Korean American who works in the arts….

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Meadows a moment in time to appreciate

Meadows a moment in time to appreciate

Steven Conaway  |  Special to the Telegram & Gazette USA TODAY NETWORK Meadows are open landscapes, composed of grasses and wildflowers. The word “meadow” itself is evocative, conjuring images of Julie Andrews twirling in the Alps or bucolic, rolling farmers’ fields. Meadows can be grand sprawling vistas, but they can also occupy smaller clearings or…

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