Fluctuating temps affect plant nurseries

Over the last couple of weeks our temperatures have fluctuated from the mid 70's to the low 20's.

Springfield area moves into warmer temperature zone

Much of the Springfield region just moved into a warmer temperature zone. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently revised its national plant hardiness zone map of minimum winter temperatures. The map serves as a guide for gardeners, landscape companies and tree nurseries, among others, on the correct timing of winter-spring planting for products from tomatoes to tulips. Consumers most often ...

CIIF Group allots money for coconut nurseries

Sequestered CIIF Oil Mills Group said Monday it has allotted P10 million to set up nurseries for coconut seedlings, a nationwide project parallel to government’s planting and replanting program.   The company’s board of directors ordered its managers to establish coconut nurseries in vacant lands that are part of the CIIF Group’s seven oil mills, said CIIF president Jesus Arranza.   The CIIF ...

Master Gardener: It’s time to plant roses

By Bill Shulze For the Herald/Review January is the time bare-root roses, fruit, and nut trees are appearing in plant nurseries.  Other bare-root plants offered for sale include raspberries, blackberries, grapes and blueberries. Avoid blueberries because they require very acidic soil conditions and our soils are alkaline, but all of the other choices will do well in our high desert. You must be ...

Lee Bidgood, Jr.: Keep Levy County nuclear-free

The Florida Progress nuclear power plant proposed for Levy County would wipe out 765 acres of