Slime Mold Invades Mulched Beds This Summer
Spring turns to summer brings slime mold in mulched garden beds. The gooey plasmodium grows rapidly and disperses spores, yet it harms nothing. Experts discuss its life cycle, harmlessness, and odd disposal or eating it as a regional curiosity.
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Susan DeBolt
Prince William County
Steve Stephenson
Fairmont State College
Fairmount
W.va
Stephenson
Timber Press
Texas
Amy Rossman
U.S
Beltsville
Retired flyer turns master gardener into citywide delight
Archie Capel of Richfield, a former Northwest Airlines employee, turned retirement into a horticultural passion. He grows 4000 to 5000 seedlings annually and operates a structured Capel mix beds system with raised plots, labels, and rotation plans. Capel leads garden tours, mentors in the Hennepin County Master Gardener program, and shares harvests with neighbors and family while maintaining a year round gardening lifestyle.
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Ingrid Sundstrom
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Richfield
Minn
Archie Capel
Capel
Northwest Airlines
Hennepin County
Minneapolis Men's Garden Club
Howard Kher
Kher
Minneapolis
Hybrid Daylily
Archie
Jean
Minnesota Horticultural Society
Jane Dosemagen
Hennepin
WCCO
Who Does Most Yard Work In Your Household
Sears Roebuck and Co surveyed over 700 families about lawn and garden chores. About half report doing most of the yard work, while a quarter say others share the task. The Washington Post notes artist Howard Bjornson finds beauty in weed patch forms.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Washington Post
Howard Bjornson
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