Monthly Archives: September 2017

Sow There! Name eggplant whatever you want, it’s still mush, 9-28-17

Call it what you want, the eggplant is still just mush. Photo by Heather Hacking By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record POSTED: 09/28/17 Fairly soon, I’ll be eating my words. For years I’ve been making fun of eggplant — that mushy fruit that seems … Continue reading

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Sow There!: Jerry Mendon, passing along the know-how, 9-22-17

Experience horticulturist Jerry Mendon in the houseplant greenhouse at Mendon’s Nursery in Paradise on March 13. Emily Bertolino — Enterprise-Record file POSTED: 09/22/17 The students in my classroom are getting a lesson in disappointment. The first day of class we planted 27 … Continue reading

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Sow There!: When drip irrigation dries up, 9-17-17

General neglect, and not faulty drip irrigation, is to blame for the death of this hanging plant.Photo by Heather Hacking POSTED: 09/07/17 Self-driving cars. Robot vacuums. Home air conditioning that switches gears with a zip of a phone app. In so … Continue reading

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Sow There!: Newfound joys of leaf blowers, 9-13-17

Toro, leaf blower, built to blast. Photo by Heather Hacking POSTED: 09/13/17 Small accomplishments are easily overlooked, even when those small tasks have a way of adding up. If you’ve ever caught your significant other doing an odd job around the house, … Continue reading

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