Night blooming primrose tale promotes moonlit gardens
Tina James promotes evening primrose through her children's book A Light in the Night The Story of the Magic Primrose detailing two children discovering a night blooming flower and its pollinators The article notes cultivation tips seed sharing and a recipe using petals and provides contact details for James in Reisterstown Maryland.
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Tina James
Mrs. James
Nelle Margaret
Westminster
North America
James
England
Irvine Natural Science Center
Stevenson
Biostimulants in gardening claims vs real impact
A critical look at biostimulants shows they are not fertilizers for nutrient deficiencies but mixtures of microbes minerals and plant compounds. While ingredients can aid soils, promoters exaggerate effects and backyards benefit mainly from compost and organic matter rather than bottles.
Mint oils eyed as bee mite killer in West Virginia
West Virginia University entomologist claims spearmint wintergreen and peppermint oils can curb varroa and tracheal bee mites. In 46 colonies treated with wintergreen, bees appeared healthier and mites diminished, aiding bees nearing pre invasion health.
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Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia University
James Amrine
Cumberland
Rob Noel
Amrine
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