Common garden seeds outstrip improved varieties
A reflective piece on seeds and their power highlights how true seed preserves life, heritage, and resilience. It contrasts outdated sterile hybrids with time tested varieties, promotes saving open pollinated seeds, and cites Kent Whealy of the True Seed Exchange for sharing true seed.
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UW Eau Claire Outreach Opens Nine Courses This Week
UW-Eau Claire Outreach launches a three week program run from Aug 31 to Sept 21 featuring nine courses and workshops open to all students with advance registration. Topics include writing, piano basics, bird migration, mushroom identification, mnemonics memory, exploring literature, creative weaving, weather, and psychometrics with instructors from UWEC and area experts.
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Flowering time key to lifting perennials
Gardeners planning to divide perennials should consider flowering time for success says Larry Erickson Eau Claire County extension summer horticulture agent. Plants established before blooming bloom annually better whereas most perennials need lifting every three to four years. peonies longer and chrysanthemums every one to two years. When lifting in summer use a large root ball and trim foliage to reduce wilting with a fork to lift the clump and wash away soil.
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Larry Erickson
Eau Claire County Extension
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