Author Archives: Greg

About Greg

I enjoy chess, amateur radio, gardening, beekeeping, birding, and being outdoors.

Transparent Soil for Imaging the Rhizosphere

Posted on 22 September 2012 by Greg

That’s right, transparent soil. Scientists have developed a see-through soil for use in in situ 3D imaging of living plants and root-associated microorganisms. The clear soil is already being used to study food-bourne human pathogens on fresh produce, and could … Continue reading →

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Out of the garden: Leaf Art by Lorenzo Duran at naturayarte.es

Posted on 18 September 2012 by Greg

How neat is this? And yet another product available from some of our gardens and lawns (but certainly not mine!) Lorenzo Durán is a self-taught artist who was born in 1969 in Cáceres, Spain. One day he saw a caterpillar … Continue reading →

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Climate Resources for Master Gardeners

Posted on 20 June 2012 by Greg

About the Climate Resources for Master Gardeners Guide CoCoRaHS has an on-line guide for gardeners out there on our master gardeners: Climate Resources for Master Gardeners Page. The HTML version of this “Guide“, introduces elements of large scale and local … Continue reading →

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Still Under Construction

Posted on 6 June 2012 by Greg

Please bear with us while we iron out the wrinkles in the website. If you have any suggestions or photos you would like to share with the Wilson County Master Gardener website, please contact the webmaster at: cedarbees@gmail.com

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New WCMG website under construction

Posted on 17 May 2012 by Greg

Greetings and welcome to the future home of the Wilson County Master Gardener website. Bear with us as we put the site together, and please check back frequently for updates and additional content. If you find a broken link or … Continue reading →

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