Community gardening thrives in cool May weather
Franklin County agent Bob Bozworth says cool wet May keeps cool season vegetables safe and soil warm enough for warm season crops once temperatures stay around 75. Lu Driscoll steers a Sunflower Plaza garden serving residents with physical ailments. ECKAN Gardens connect 53 families across six counties with seed, potatoes and plants distributed and tools on loan.
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Bob Bozworth
Franklin County Agriculural
Bozworth
Sunflower Plaza
Lu Driscoll
Driscoll
Eckan Garden Club
Garden Plot Size Sparks Bountiful Back Yard Dreams
Cover features Greydon Watkins at 921 N. Cedar tending a small sweet corn plot while Brown's Hardware showcases bulk seed sales. De-weeding is highlighted as key to a thriving garden, tomato stakes rise five feet, and a modest plot sustains two. lettuce adds green bravely to the scene.
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Greydon Watkins
N. Cedar
Brown’s Hardware
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East Eighth Street
Photos By
Tim Erickson
Text By
Diane Yeamans