Happy first day of winter!
📸 by Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo
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Poinsettias make great gifts! Whether you're gifting or receiving these beautiful plants, keeping them healthy and beautiful may be daunting.
Check out our Poinsettias fact sheet with information on how to care for these plants all season long!
Euphorbia pulcherrima PDF Version  Poinsettias are perennial shrubs or small trees that are indigenous to Central America. Plants naturally grow...
homegarden.cahnr.uconn.eduStill looking for a gift for a gardener in your life? Check out our holiday gift guide in the link in our bio!
Have a gift idea that you've given or received as a gardener and absolutely loved? Share it below!
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We captured some pictures of some Wasp's Nest Slime Mold growing on tree bark. The presence of this slime mold is not harmful to plants, but a fascinating sight in nature.
These structures are not the product of any insect activity and are only named as such because of their ...resemblance to an abandoned wasps nest.
What you're seeing:
The orange/golden granules within the structures are spore material. Empty structures have already released their spores and have a stronger resemblance to the paper wasp nest structure.
📸 1: Wasp Nest's Slime Mold in the Wild by Pamm Cooper
📸 2: Wasp's Nest Slime Mold Under the Microscope in our Office 🔬
It's National Poinsettia day! With so many different colors, textures and styles, Poinsettias make great gifts! Did you know that these beautiful plants are native to Mexico?
Learn about the history of these beautiful plants, and tips on care in the links in our bio.
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Still shopping for holiday gifts? Here's a few ideas.
Do you have others? Share in the comments!
View As PDFBy Dawn Pettinelli, UConn Home & Garden Education Center Photo by Dawn Pettinelli Let the holiday shopping begin! Compared to many family...
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We captured some pictures of some Wasp's Nest Slime Mold growing on tree bark. The presence of this slime mold is not harmful to plants, but a fascinating sight in nature.
These structures are not the product of any insect activity and are only named as such because of their ...resemblance to an abandoned wasps nest.
What you're seeing:
The orange/golden granules within the structures are spore material. Empty structures have already released their spores and have a stronger resemblance to the paper wasp nest structure.
📸 1: Wasp Nest's Slime Mold in the Wild by Pamm Cooper
📸 2: Wasp's Nest Slime Mold Under the Microscope in our Office 🔬
#waspsnestslimemold #slimemold #slimemolds #nature #sightsinnature #photography #microscope #microscopeimages #uconnladybug
2024 was a great year for gardening! At the Home & Garden Education center, we answered questions from CT residents and beyond in a bunch of gardening topics and we're so excited to see what the next year brings!
#2024wrapped #2024 #wrapped #yearinreview #uconnladybug #statistics ...#gardeningquestions #gardentopics #popularquestions #gardenadvice #gardentips #keepgrowing
There are still plenty of things gardeners can be doing at this time of year to keep gardening!
December is a month to focus on houseplants, preparing for snow, and packing up the garden shed.
Check out our December Gardening Tips at: ...https://homegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu/monthly-gardening-tips-for-connecticut/gardening-tips-december