GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest

Science Daily reported, "Scientists isolated a molecule, extracted from the leaves of the European chestnut tree, with the power to neutralize dangerous, drug-resistant staph bacteria. Frontiers in Pharmacology published the finding, led by scientists at Emory University.

"The researchers dubbed the molecule Castaneroxy A, after the genus of the European chestnut, Castanea. The use of chestnut leaves in traditional folk remedies in rural Italy inspired the research."

Scripps News reported, "New research suggests the number of farms around the world could fall from about 616 million in 2020 to just 272 million by the end of the century."

The CoolDown.com posted the following: "One Redditor recently posted looking for advice when their local homeowners association singled them out for their raised garden beds.

"Many homeowners who want to add gardens or other eco-friendly improvements to their homes face resistance from their HOA. One Redditor faced fines for having a garden bed just a few inches too wide, and another complained about the unfair, inconsistent enforcement of rules about planters."

The Cool Down reports, "As the world gets warmer, the last frost occurs earlier and earlier each spring, and the first frost happens later in the fall, YCC [Yale Climate Connections] explains."

Media station 103 GBF reported on kudzu, the vine that ate the South. "This pest plant is called Kudzu. Pronounced (Kud-zoo) It grows rapidly over anything in its path..."