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Posts by Paul Schumaker:
- Get Out and Get Active
- The Importance of 4-H Youth Growing Citrus
- A weed is just a plant out of place – the ornamental side of amaranth
- A True Appreciation of Awesome 4-H Volunteers
- The lollipop
- A New Twist on a Classic Game Offers A New Way to Teach & Learn at Home
- Eggcelent Hard Boiled Eggs
- Pineapples are top selection for easy-to-grow backyard fruit
- Drought Tolerant Superstars!
- The perennial peanut as a turf alternative groundcover
- Tiny peppers, pretty hot, pretty ornamental
- Stuck at home? Here are 8 family-friendly gardening activities you can do in your own backyard!
- Stalking Celery
- Holey…black olives?
- Fireworks in February – the Starburst Clerodendrum
- The plant named after Michel Begon
- The toxic cup of gold
- Cigarette beetles in the house
- Anthuriums – an early Valentine’s Day gift!
- Insecticidal soap in the garden – use the right material
- Grow this native, salt-tolerant palm near the coast
- A full-sun bromeliad
- Enjoy epiphytes? Try staghorn ferns!
- If you like bitter melon, it is easy to grow
- The King’s Mantle – royalty in your landscape
- Tiny, but tough – the Everglades tomato
- A spurt of purple fountain grass
- Southern peas – a summer vegetable and a cover crop
- Coffee – a great ornamental small tree, and maybe, a bean or two!
- Panama rose at a glance
- A universe in your garden
- Oh nuts!
- What’s blooming now – the powderpuff shrub
- Ylang Ylang – exotic and tender
- Firespike – red or purple – a great winter bloomer!
- Orchids underfoot
- The gall of some bacteria
- Yesterday, today and tomorrow – beautiful, but toxic
- Beware (but do not fear) the skeltonizer!
- Double the color
- Behold, the Brazilian Red Cloak!
- Rediscovering an old favorite - The Coral Honeysuckle
- Crossandra – an explosively beautiful plant
- Another article, another wasp - another beneficial insect
- The paper wasp – both good and bad
- Rescue plants from rabbits
- The insidious two-spotted spider mite
- Papaya – a giant arborescent plant
- A bug is afoot – a leaf-footed bug
- Riddle me this – when is a Hosta not a Hosta?
- The Importance of Social Competencies
- Hand Washing and Petting Zoos
- In the Dark; Living Without Electricity After a Storm
- Who doesn’t like a barbecue or a picnic?
- Tropical sage is a cheerful little native flower
- Eating Well in The Morning
- 4-H Camp is More Than S’mores
- A Bicycle is Not a Toy; It is a Child’s First Vehicle
- 4-H Parents
- 4-H And The American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen Program
- Citizenship Washington Focus
- Managing Meals for One or Two
- Kids Home Alone – How Old is Old Enough?
- Get Outside…With Letterboxing!
- Creating a ‘pillow-pack’ garden with your children
- Container Gardening with Children
- Making the Most of Your Clothing Cash
- Let the rain lilies burst forth!
- Green, mean, bougainvillea eating machine
- Natal plums – fragrant blooms, tasty fruit