Tennessee Native Gardening Bolsters Pollinator Populations
Local residents have a chance to play their own part in the pollination process this week during National Pollinator Week. Putnam County UT Agriculture Extension Agent Wayne Key said pollinators serve as the foundation for seed and fruit production. Key said creating habitats for native bees and butterflies in home landscapes directly impacts the food […]
It Is Pollinator Week, How We Can Help These Free Workers?
This week is National Pollinator Week. Putnam County Ag Extension’s Nathan Herd works with bees at UT Martin. Herd said bees, butterflies, and other pollinators work for us in the food chain. “They provide what we call ecosystem services, and that’s a free service performed by organisms in the natural environment that positively affect human […]
