Today I had my private, residential garden session with a family in Altadena. We have a great time every 3 months. Black folks gardening makes me happy. The carrots look outlandish but taste good. Cheers to their first harvest 😃 #urbansoulfarmer #housecalls #familygardensessions #gardenscience 🌱

Spotlight on: The Garden Ecology Lab in the College of Agricultural Sciences | OSU Today Professor Gail Langellotto is the principal investigator in the Garden Ecology Lab in AgSci’s Department of Horticulture. She is also the director of the college’s BioResource Research Program.

Our lab was featured in this recent OSU Today story.
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Opaque tarps are tough enough for multiple uses, from protecting things from the rain to being used as a slip 'n slide in the summer.
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Today in my garden I learned that lightning bugs live in the dirt! What a cutie #gardenscience

Foldscope In The Classroom: In The Garden 4: Roots, Stems, and Leaves Summary: Roots, stems, and leaves are the first visible signs of plant growth in the spring. Research questions can focus on microscopic changes throughout the growing season on a single plant…

📚 New Blog Post: Foldscope In The Classroom – In The Garden: Roots, Stems, and Leaves 🌱🔬

Perfect for spring science in the classroom.

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Foldscope Explores… Marjoram! It is mid May and my garden is full of green! One of the plants that is growing really well is marjoram. Last week, I had more than enough of this herb to use fresh from the garden, dry for the…

📣 New Blog Post: Our latest Foldscope Explores entry takes a closer look at the microscopic world of Marjoram 🌿🔬

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Dandelion in sunlight

A dandelion's seed head, with its fine, fibrous bristles, acts as a diffraction grating, causing the pastel coloration seen in the seed head.
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Yarrow is a native plant that is a pollinator powerhouse. It makes the no spray rose garden possible by bringing in all the good bugs. It does this through its musky fragrance. #yellowsunday #gardening #gardenscience #pollinators #bloomscrolling #botanicalbeauty #solarpunk #savethebees