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With a little cross-breeding and some determination, Dr. Dariusz Malinowski, Texas AgriLife Research plant physiologist and forage agronomist in Vernon, is trying to add more colors to the world of hibiscuses. Malinowski is working on breeding winter-hardy hibiscus in what started as a hobby about four years ago, but in the last year has been [...]
A frost this week reminded me to protect my silverbeet, potatoes and lettuces. You can buy a 3m-long Haxnicks Grow tunnel from a hardware shop or garden centre, or make your own out of wire or plastic pipes bent over to form an arch. Put three of these arches over a row of seedlings and [...]
Planning a garden this spring? Your harvest may be a bumper crop of better health for your whole family. Here are four reasons why. 1. Gardening gives a dose of nature. Spending time outside yields a bushel of health benefits, including exposure to fresh air and sunlight (the best source around for vitamin D), as [...]