Tag: Growing Concerns
Owen Sound Grey Bruce YMCA hoping to reach support fund target
The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce has put a call out for support for a program that helps families and individuals in need access to its programs. The organization is hoping to raise an additional $32,000 by the end of March to reach the $100,000 fundraising goal for its Strong Communities Fund. The fund […]
Growing Concerns: Too early to start seeds, but not too early to get ready
It is still a few weeks too early to start planting seeds, but it is never too early to be ready.
US Cultural Revolution: Gutting of National Science Foundation & Its Climate Research
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is a storied organization. Literally storied, as it’s integral to the setting, characters and plot points of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Science in the Capital trilogy, one of his many works of climate fiction. Instead of the triumph of science and peace he envisaged in … [continued]
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Growing concerns: Snow insulates, helps germinate
Snow, of which we’ve had plenty this winter, helps to regulate the temperature of the ground. Once it begins to melt, it fills up our waterways and reservoirs. Many plants rely on the cold weather to germinate seeds. Poppy and lupine seeds germinate best when planted in the snow for a minimum of five weeks. […]
Growing Concerns: How to prune a leggy philodendron
Pinch out the center of the stem to remove the plant’s leader or center leaf and force new growth out of where the leaves meet the stems.