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Blackberry winter: fight the abrupt freeze
By FELDER RUSHING
Fri,02/21/20-10:06AM , 2,614 Reads
Get ready for Blackberry Winter 2020, which is probably right around the corner. That’s the folk name for the late frost that nearly always puts an abrupt end to two or three weeks of gloriously warm weather, taking the wind out of our Spring fever sails.
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Winter wildflowers: not all weeds need to be plucked out
By FELDER RUSHING
Fri,02/14/20-9:48AM , 2,369 Reads
Are those little clumps of flowering greenery in your winter lawn weeds, or wildflowers? It’s possible to see them as both, and garden accordingly. My earliest lawn care memories predate my working at garden centers helping customers sort out liquid and granular herbicides, and later studying turfgrass management at MSU.
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‘Gardener gambling’: getting seeds to sprout despite odds
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Fri,02/07/20-9:59AM , 3,741 Reads
Gambling hasn’t always been legal in Mississippi, but gardeners have been doing it openly for generations. Unfortunately, the house usually has better odds than even us old hands.
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Potted plants are still relevant as home decor
By FELDER RUSHING
Fri,01/31/20-9:25AM , 2,393 Reads
Who knew my cheery collection of durable potted plants had such deep roots? It’s not quite the Hanging Gardens of Nineveh, but my little cottage home, overstuffed with furniture-like tropical beauties and racks of cascading foliage comfort me all year, especially this chilly month, connecting me with the outdoors.
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