A GARDENER has advised using cayenne pepper to protect your plants and flowers from pests. Cayenne pepper is widely used in fiery sauces and may be added to dishes to add taste, but they’re also an effective pest exterminator, according to experts. The spice is disliked by critters such as raccoons and squirrels. If they […]
Nicolas Phelps ’24 works in a Sprout Garden greenhouse. Days after the federal government announced that food prices nationally had increased in April for the 17th month in a row, there was a herald of good news in New London: Connecticut College’s 91-year-old Arboretum won a $19,800 award that it will […]
IF you are struggling with weeds on your lawn, one expert has three steps you can take to fight back and get a healthier yard. For a “perfect lawn,” a gardening expert did a video for Homebase UK explaining that you should give your lawn a “feed, weed, and moss treatment.” “A lawn which is […]
“Everyone deserves to live a life of meaning,” said Colby Zimmerman, executive director of Hope Springs Farm. “The mission of Hope Springs Farm is to provide adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism, our Growers, a meaningful day through joyful group activities in a family farm setting and in our community.” By expanding Growers’ […]