… it’s a spirited evening of family-friendly fun—just creepy enough to keep you on your toes. BUY Member Tickets …
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… the satisfaction of watching those first sprouts spring to life? To get started, let’s go over the basics. Important requirements for any seed starting are time, light, a growing medium, … It's a great time to start broccoli, peppers, and brussel sprouts. Check the timing before you buy, and use the seed packet information to lay out your timeline. Start with a sterile starting … to find their way between its particles. Potting mix is generally too dense; it's better to buy a sterile seed-starting mix. The mix must be sterile because cleanliness is crucial . New …
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… for most of the year, and others from which you can get multiple flowerings in a year. 3. Only buy a healthy plant. Soft brown scale ( Coccus hesperidum ) and offspring on Phalaenopsis . The … offspring. 4. Consider the flower. You have basically two choices when buying an orchid: buy one that’s flowering or about to flower, or buy one that’s not in flower. Especially for the beginning grower, buying orchids in flower is …
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Eco-Friendly Cards and Gift Wrap It’s easy and fun to enrich your holiday with eco-friendly alternatives to buying cards and gift wrap. Read on as the Garden offers tips on making holiday greetings and wrapping gifts using materials and methods that won’t hurt your wallet or the environment. Cards People love receiving holiday cards, and they especially appreciate the unique beauty of homemade …
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… of Northern Iowa Topic: Restoring monarch habitat in Iowa: county roadsides, urban flood buy-outs, and (maybe) farms 2:40 p.m. Stretch break 2:50 p.m. Doug Taron, Ph.D., curator of … of Northern Iowa Topic: Restoring monarch habitat in Iowa: county roadsides, urban flood buy-outs, and (maybe) farms 2:40 p.m. Stretch break 2:50 p.m. Doug Taron, Ph.D., curator of …
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… June 1, 10:30 a.m. – noon Alsdorf Auditorium $12 nonmember; members receive 20% discount Buy Tickets Now What do an astronaut, a garden, a zoo, and a planetarium all have in common? Join …
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Alice the Amorphophallus Alice the Amorphophallus Fruit happens! Alice the Amorphophallus, who bloomed in all her stinky glory in September 2015, is pictured below producing fruit. Alice's fruit photographed October 19, 2015 and December 16, 2015. What’s next for Alice? Each of Alice’s orange-red, olive-shaped berries will produce a single seed, and the seeds will then be collected. These seeds …
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… tissue that transports water up the stem.” Do this: Put them in water ASAP Whether you cut or buy them, get your hydrangeas in water immediately. If hydrangeas are out of water for too long, …
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… including heirloom tomatoes and purple potatoes. Amalea and Jason recently won StarChefs.com’s Rising Stars award. Makes 8 servings Ingredients 5 pounds heirloom peppers 3 pounds red … aside. Spay or oil a ceramic terrine mold and line with enough plastic wrap that will fold over the terrine. Layer the ingredients in thin layers in this order: potatoes, cheese, leeks, pepper puree, and peppers. Fold more plastic wrap over the top. Cover and chill for at least a half-hour. Bake the terrine for 40 minutes in a …
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… and other plants from the Orchid Show, available for purchase at bargain prices. Ready to buy an orchid? Don't miss the post-Orchid Show plant sale! Many of the plants featured in the …
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