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Paloma Adams, a senior horticulture student at MSU, grabs a pair of shears from an office in the greenhouse on Wednesday afternoon. Her work for the horticulture gardens was more intensive over the summer and she has taken up a part-time role in the
Paloma Adams identifies unhealthy cacti to prune by their yellow color and limp form. Extremely low temperatures caused the pipes of the greenhouse to freeze on MLK Day and many of the plants did not survive, according to manager Dan Bulkowski (not p
Paloma Adams demonstrates a discolored, dead plant part that must be removed. She has been tasked with helping grow the plants for the annual sale in Head House.
Paloma Adams works her way across a table as she continues to prune dying plant parts. She said that sometimes they have bought plants from other nurseries or received donated plants for the sale.
After removing the dead plant parts, Paloma Adams waters any plants that show signs of dryness. She will continue to help propagate these leftover plants from the previous sale as the next one approaches in May.
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