Gardening Obsession Signs in Home Garden Enthusiasts
In a column from the Atlanta Journal Constitution Lee May warns readers about gardening becoming an obsession. He notes signs like stopping at nurseries during trips, prioritizing garden needs over home, gift purchases, and collecting gear and decor. As winter dulls activity, options like pruning and seed starting wane, nudging gardeners toward a greenhouse idea.
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Lee May
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Artists
Cold Creek
Gardener's Neighbor Shares Greenhouse Tips and Trials
In Aiken, Mark and Sally Patterson plan a backyard greenhouse for year round gardening. Neighbors Sam and Jim Giusti advise on plastic versus glass, wiring, and heating, with tips on seed starts and winter watering to protect tender plants.
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Longwood Gardens
Sam Giusti
Sam
Jim
Giustis
Adventurers attempt Pacific voyage aboard ancient raft
An American-led four man crew sails a 60 foot balsa raft, La Manteo, from Ecuador toward Mexico then Hawaii to prove Manteno seafaring long distance voyages. After emergency repairs in Bahia Solano on Oct 30 due to sea worms, the voyage resumes as they seek to fulfill a 3 300 mile Pacific crossing.
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Colombia
Pacific
Ecuador
Hawaii
Bahia Solano
Acapulco
Mexico
John Haslett
Dallas
Haslett
Cameron McPherson Smith
San Diego
Calif
Winter wheat mostly survives Kansas freeze, experts say
Kansas winter wheat largely remained in good to excellent condition after two weeks of cold weather. Experts cite snow and soil insulation, plant depth, and moisture as factors easing damage while noting uncertainty about long term effects. The freeze may help control aphids and rusts, with minor damage in some areas.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Rollie Sears
Kansas State University
Sears
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
KAS
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Salina
Great Bend
Brett Myers
The
Kansas Association
Myers
Joe Martin
Kansas State University Research Center
Hays
Martin
Kansas State Univers Nursery
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