Cal Poly’s Garden Club membership has doubled since last year. The club has seen its membership grow from 250 members last year to 500 members this year. Club members consist of a variety of students from different majors, but the…
Ecology professor uses social media to share her research virtually
During quarantine, while people have been turning to arts and crafts to entertain themselves indoors, ecology professor Yamina Pressler has been recognized by Smithsonian Magazine for her work developing “responsibly harvested” soil-based water colors with her friend and colleague, Dr. Karen Vaughn at the University of Wyoming.
2020’s plant craze: Why students are buying plants during quarantine
Since the start of quarantine, many other students at Cal Poly have been starting and adding to their own plant collections, along with Sugai.
Poly Plant Shop thrives
The Poly Plant Shop is one of the few places on campus that has remained open after adapting their operations to comply with COVID-19 regulations. Mustang News video reporter Brady Caskey visited the Poly Plant Shop to take a look…
1,500 Cal Poly plants will get a new permanent home Fall 2020
The Cal Poly Plant Conservatory was demolished this summer to make way for the Science and Agriculture Teaching and Research Complex. However, the new Plant Conservatory will not be completed until September 2020, leaving 1,500 plants still in need of a home until then.
The air quailty in south SLO county is sometimes dangerous. Cal Poly students are trying to help with plants.
Cal Poly students “learn by planting” on a mission to revegetate Oceano Sand Dunes and improve surrounding air quality.
The Cal Poly Plant Conservatory is getting demolished — leaving more than 2,300 plants in need of a new home
There are more than 2,300 individual plants living in the Cal Poly plant conservatory — and they are all getting evicted this summer. The on-campus facility is getting torn down to make space for the Science and Agriculture Teaching and…
More than 125 varieties of succulents sold at student-run ‘Succulentopia’
Five students from two greenhouses and a love for succulents resulted in the birth of the semi-annual Succulentopia, where students and faculty sold more than 125 kinds of plants Oct. 19-20. The idea originally stemmed from horticulture lecturer Mike Bush,…
Growing Grounds: A downtown plant oasis supporting mental health
It may be a go-to spot for those who want to pick up a new plant friend, but Growing Grounds is more than just a nursery
Clove: Revolutionizing cooking with indoor plant chambers
Senior project group, Clove, has designed a product that they believe can revolutionize the at-home cooking experience.
From the ground to garments: Dyeing fabric using earth’s best
Rowan Maze-Conway started to dye fabric when she began school at Cal Poly and fell in love with the art