by Cameron Linton | Sep 28, 2018 | Edible Plants, Education, Gardening, Useful Plants
It’s that time of year – pumpkin spice lattes are all over everything, leaves are turning colors, and… you’re drowning in extra fruits and berries that you need to find a way to preserve. Or is that just me? While you might want to make jams or jellies year...
by Jackson Morrison | Sep 26, 2018 | Edible Plants, Education, Gardening, Useful Plants
As the summer growing season slows and leaves begin to turn, it’s nice to start thinking about all of the vegetables and greens that you can keep eating fresh all through the winter. Here are some tips to prepare your last minute winter vegetable garden! While the...
by Cameron Linton | Sep 24, 2018 | Edible Plants, Education, Gardening
In all of the excitement of planting your vegetable garden, you forgot to label the rows of greenery. Now you’re looking at lines of little green seedlings (or a tangled mess of adult plants), and wondering what’s going on in your garden. DOWNLOAD PLANTSNAP Before you...
by Cameron Linton | Sep 15, 2018 | Biology, Education, Plant Identification
Though Buckthorn is nowhere near as scary as Giant Hogweed, it’s still a serious invasive species that causes all sorts of problems where it grows. Buckthorn is shorthand for the genus Rhamnus, which includes about 110 species of shrubs and small trees. Unfortunately,...
by Cameron Linton | Sep 12, 2018 | Biology, Education, Plant Identification
Poison Sumac, or Toxicodendron vernix, is a common North American plant that causes skin irritation to people. Like its better-known cousin poison ivy, the green leaves of poison sumac sure to put a damper on an otherwise pleasant camping trip or another outdoor...
by Cameron Linton | Sep 11, 2018 | Biology, Education, Plant Identification
Learning to identify plants, even for full-time students, is no small task. Building a library of the best plant field guides will help you learn to accurately identify plants. While field guides may seem technical and tedious at first, they are integral to building...
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