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Outstanding Mississippi native plants for fall planting projects – Picayune Item
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Excellent Mississippi native crops for fall planting initiatives
Revealed 1:02 pm Monday, September 5, 2022
By Patricia Drackett
Director of the Crosby Arboretum and
assistant extension professor of panorama structure with the Mississippi State College Extension Service.
Preserve your fingers crossed for cooler temperatures to make an look earlier than too lengthy, hopefully giving us some cooler climate for spending time exterior to sort out a couple of fall panorama initiatives to present the yard a facelift and to arrange for that fast-approaching vacation season. Fill some containers with colourful low-maintenance perennials at your entrance porch or entrance space, or embody some new shrubs or timber with flowers, fruit, or colourful leaves that can present some seasonal curiosity subsequent yr.
Planting in the course of the dormant season in fall and winter will offer you an prolonged time frame for roots to turn into established earlier than scorching climate return. And what higher place to discover a good collection of Mississippi native crops that can prosper in our native circumstances than the Crosby Arboretum’s fall plant sale? Over the subsequent month and a half we can be busy trying to find plant materials and including some ending touches on the timber, shrubs, and perennials we’ve been rising this yr. We’re happy to create an distinctive choices of crops for native gardeners, particularly once we can situated fruiting species akin to mulberry, native plums, mayhaw, and American persimmon.
We’ve at all times on the outlook for Bigleaf magnolia timber. That is at all times a well-liked tree on the Arboretum’s plant gross sales. You possibly can see an instance of certainly one of these deciduous magnolias if you cross over the primary bridge on our Arrival Journey and method the Customer Middle. Bigleaf magnolias leaves might measure as much as three ft in size. The tree additionally has superior spring blooms.
Ashe’s magnolia has the same look to bigleaf magnolia, however has shorter leaves, as much as two ft in size. It produces blooms on a lot youthful crops than bigleaf magnolia, which may take 10 to fifteen years to provide a flower. An Ashe’s magnolia, nonetheless, might start to bloom in solely 4 years. Each magnolia species desire wealthy, moist, well-drained soil and are at house within the forest understory, though full solar circumstances will produce a straighter plant with extra plentiful blooms.
Oakleaf hydrangea and native azaleas are common backyard shrubs we additionally at all times attempt to carry at our fall sale. Oakleaf hydrangea has massive, coarse-textured leaves and beautiful white clusters of flowers. In fall, their scarlet hues rev up the temperature of your backyard.
Native azaleas, like typical decorative azaleas, don’t tolerate drought circumstances nicely, or low, poorly drained areas. They like moist, well-drained acidic circumstances and revel in some shifting shade of tree canopies. The shrubs may even prosper when given a layer of composted leaf litter or pine straw to assist retain soil moisture.
In your subsequent stroll on the Arboretum, pay shut consideration to the place you see native azaleas thriving – akin to alongside the sides of our water our bodies, and bordering our pathways. Then, find your individual native azaleas in related circumstances.
Grancy greybeard is an old-time favourite, additionally known as fringe tree. It has uncommon ethereal white fringed flowers that gentle up the spring backyard. It has a candy however not overpowering perfume and works nicely within the wildlife backyard or as a specimen tree. Though it too prefers a moist, well-drained soil, it would tolerate drier circumstances.
Most of the shrubs we have a tendency to supply make wonderful selections on your wildlife backyard – for instance, beautyberry, which is now gracing native roadsides, turns heads with its good magenta fruits clustered in balls across the stems. It’s an undemanding shrub, straightforward to develop in solar or shade. Arrow-wood viburnum, winterberry holly, inkberry holly, and dahoon holly are additionally enticing shrubs and reliable berry producers.
These are just a few of the various choices that we’ll planning to hold at October’s fall native plant sale in October. No matter your ardour, we assure that if you happen to come, you’re sure to seek out a couple of new favorites and decide up some worthwhile panorama recommendation as nicely! Arboretum employees and volunteers, together with Pearl River County Grasp Gardeners, can be available in the course of the sale to seek the advice of with you about your property’s web site circumstances, and make plant suggestions. The sale can be organized across the loop drive behind the Customer Middle. Use our Service Entrance and comply with instructions into the sale and decide up space. Members might enter the sale space one hour sooner than most of the people on every day.
We’re presently engaged on our fall program schedule, deliberate for launch the primary week of September, and searching ahead to the return of our bigger public occasions akin to BugFest (Friday and Saturday, October 7 and eight), an Open Mic on Saturday night, October 15, the Fall Native Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22, and our Piney Woods Heritage Pageant deliberate for Saturday, November 19.
Come take a stroll alongside the Arboretum pathways. Finish benefit from the fall blooms within the Savanna Exhibit and south pitcher plant lavatory. Leashed pets are at all times welcome. For extra data, please see our Fb web page or web site calendar at http://crosbyarboretum.msstate.edu/ or join electronic mail updates. Name the workplace at 601-799-2311 to register for courses and assure your area. The Crosby Arboretum is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday via Sunday and is situated at 370 Ridge Highway in Picayune, at I-59 Exit 4.
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MPCA testing the entirety of the Mississippi River within Minnesota
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. —It winds 650 miles, rushing past the cities, industries and landscapes that make up Minnesota.
However, the Mississippi River has never gotten this type of attention from water quality professionals.
For the first time ever, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is testing the entirety of the river, from Itasca to Iowa, in a single year.
The governor’s office wants the river to be swimmable and fishable, but right now, parts of the river are polluted.
The MPCA says the upper Mississippi is largely healthy up north, but quality drops south of St. Cloud where metro development and tributaries from agriculture muddy the waters. The National Park Service says stretches of the river exceed water quality standards for things like mercury, bacteria and sediment.
Think of the testing like a checkup for one of our state’s most valuable and powerful resources. Researchers will check temperature, transparency and levels of pollutants like phosphorus, nitrogen and ammonia.
Crews also check fish for those contaminants and collect insects to test in a lab to identify any concerning trends.
“If we find the fish community is suffering — maybe the water is too warm and maybe there’s a thermal pollution source upstream or maybe it’s too much runoff — that sort of stuff. Temperature is an important indicator especially for sensitive species,” Isaac Martin with the MPCA said.
Also for the first time, the agency is looking for PFAS contamination with money from an Environmental Protection Agency grant to identify and stop the forever chemicals from streaming into the Mississippi.
PFAS are a group of manufactured chemicals for industry and consumer products that don’t break down in the environment. While research is ongoing, the EPA says exposure to the chemicals can cause human health issues. It’s why the federal agency just lowered the amount allowed in drinking water.
“They go to parts per trillion, which is incredibly sensitive. You get that low, you’re talking drops in an Olympic swimming pool,” Martin said. “Part of the reason why it was chosen is because it’s a primary drinking source or potentially could be a primary drinking source. We’re just finding them in places we never expected to find them. We’re finding them almost everywhere and being that it is new, there’s just a lot of ‘I don’t know’ that goes with it.”
It’s too early to know what this complete snapshot will reveal, but we know this powerful river is part of our community, economy and health.
“Maybe you don’t use the resource yourself, but maybe you know someone who does or future generations of your own will,” Martin said. “In Minnesota, we’re just trying to be the best stewards we can be.”
The data from this testing will be available early next year. Researchers will use that data and compare it to 10-year pollution averages to determine which parts of the river are improved or impaired.
A full report will be released in 2026.
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Who should be SBLive’s Mississippi high school player of the week? (Aug. 25-31)
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Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Mississippi high school Athlete of the Week for August25-31. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. The poll will close Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email Tyler@scorebooklive.com. For questions/issues with he poll, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.
Editor’s note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
Kohl Bradley, DB, George County: Racked up 17 tackles and returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown in a 33-7 win over East Central.
DaJuan Colbert, DB, Natchez: Recorded 15 tackles, forced one fumble and returned another one 75 yards for a touchdown in a 58-50 win over Hancock.
Garrison Davis, QB, Holmes County Central: Completed 14 of his 21 pass attempts for 375 yards and three touchdowns in a 20-6 win over Vicksburg.
Xzavion Gainwell, DB, Yazoo County: Recorded nine tackles, an interception and an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Panthers’ 20-16 win over South Delta.
Elijah Jones, RB, West Jones: Had 24 carries 226 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-6 win over Laurel.
Kingi McNair, WR, Pearl: Caught four passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-20 win over Neshoba Central.
Ashton Nichols, DB, Clinton: Recorded six tackles to go with two big pass breakups, a blocked punt and a return for a touchdown in a 26-20 win over Warren Central.
Ethan Prater, RB, Pisgah: Rushed for 132 yards on 27 carries with three scores and caught a 60-yard touchdown pass in a 33-32 win over North Forrest.
Glen Singleton, RB, Madison Central: Rushed for 174 yards on 18 carries with all four touchdowns in a 27-20 win over Ocean Springs.
Damarius Yates, RB, Kemper County: Rushed for 193 yards on 17 carries and returned a kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown in a 38-15 win over Kosciusko.
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‘If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all’: Broadway in Jackson speaks out about possible show cancellations
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – It’s been one month since Thalia Mara Hall closed its doors due to a mold outbreak.
Innovation Arts and Entertainment is the company responsible for bringing Broadway productions to Jackson.
Representatives from the company visited Jackson after hearing the building had been closed.
CEO Adam Epstein says the City of Jackson did not inform them of the news.
“We did not find out from anybody within the city. We found out by reading news clippings forwarded to us by other people in Jackson,” Epstein said.
Certified Industrial Hygienic Testing reported visible dirt, debris, and suspected mold growth on many surfaces.
Epstein fears this could change the possibility of bigger shows coming to the capital city.
“They’re going to skip over us because of this mess. We need to show as a community that Jackson cares about this valuable asset and that we demand our elected leaders to support and treat this really, incredibly valuable asset with the TLC it deserves,” he said.
Thalia Mara Hall is the only venue in the state that can host a Broadway production due to the technical needs and accommodations required.
“Touring theatrical shows. If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all,” he said.
Broadway in Jackson is not only a great source of entertainment in the city, but it’s also beneficial economically.
“Those other businesses don’t benefit. The city doesn’t earn tax revenue from events that we present. They don’t earn rental income from the events we present. They don’t earn facility fees from the events we present. This is a real tragedy. It’s unacceptable.”
The well-being of the potential audience is the company’s main priority.
“I will not risk our ticket buyers’ health and safety and comfort. Our shows can and will cancel before we’d ever put somebody in jeopardy. We’ve issued a 100% guarantee of a full refund if the venue is not given a clean bill of health,” Epstein said.
All shows will be canceled on a case-to-case basis.
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