Editor’s note: Kim Colavito Markesich, our long-time freelance contributor, graduated from the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, then went on to earn her bachelor of science in agriculture with a focus on environmental writing. Recently she caught up with some of her fellow RHSA alumni. Hart’s Greenhouse is a family business with deep ties to […]
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Online course teaches horticulture of cannabis
An updated version of a course on growing cannabis that debuted this past spring semester will be offered online during UConn’s second summer session, starting July 15. The three-credit course, entitled Horticulture of Cannabis: From Seed to Harvest (SPSS 3995), provides an overview of the complete growing cycle of cannabis. Registration is open to all, […]
Meet alumnus Matthew Bagshaw
Editor’s note: Kim Colavito Markesich, our long-time freelance contributor, graduated from the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, then went on to earn her bachelor of science in agriculture with a focus on environmental writing. Recently she caught up with some of her fellow RHSA alumni. Ratcliffe Hicks graduate Matthew Bagshaw was raised in Glastonbury, where […]
4,000 soil samples in eight weeks: It must be spring!
“Gardening without soil testing is like driving somewhere without your phone. You might get there eventually, but it’s so much easier if you have GPS.” So says Assistant Extension Educator Dawn Pettinelli, director of UConn’s Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory or, as it’s more familiarly known, the Soil Testing Lab.