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Spotted Wing Drosophila Fruit Fly Trap
What is a spotted wing drosophila fruit fly trap? In my last post I introduced the spotted wing drosophila fruit fly and how damaging it is. I included a video actually showing the larvae crawling...
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Getting Compost Started
It is time for getting compost started again. It is now March and it is time to start a new batch of compost in the Compostumbler. I threw in a bag of leaves saved from the fall. These leaves are...
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Add Soil to Compost Pile?
You might ask yourself, “Should I add soil to compost pile?” Maybe somewhere along the way you have heard some information like this! In the Master Gardener world they insist on calling “dirt” soil....
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Curled Leaves Herbicide Damage
Curled leaves herbicide damage is a common occurrence even if you haven’t sprayed any herbicide. Have you noticed curled leaves on any of your vegetables? I mean where the edges are curling up in a...
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Hardening Off Seedlings Outside
Hardening off seedlings outside is a very important aspect of growing your own gardening plants from seeds. Hardening off seedlings means putting them outside for short periods of time before they are...
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Tree Roots in Compost Pile
Tree Roots in Compost Pile Problem Solving Tree roots in compost pile?? I have run into this problem a few times. They are called feeder roots and they are out looking for food for the tree. It used...
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Carrot Pulp and Composting Worms
What do carrot pulp and composting worms have to do with each other? And, by the way, what is carrot pulp? Composting worms happen to love carrot pulp. Carrot pulp is what you get after juicing...
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Ladybug Life Cycle
What is the ladybug life cycle? I asked this question after I got this great photo of two ladybugs mating. I was so happy to see the ladybugs on my lettuce because aphids were attacking my lettuce....
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Composting Worms Eating Cantaloupe
In this picture you will see composting worms eating cantaloupe. Composting worms seem to like sweet foods such as winter squash, watermelon rinds and cantaloupe rinds. Here is a picture of worms under...
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Squash Leaves Dying
I went out to my garden this morning and all I could see was my squash leaves dying. I’ve been noticing brown spots on the leaves of the Tahitian Melon Squash for a while. Today more leaves were brown...
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Goldfinch Eating Zinnias
While looking at my zinnias the other day, I saw a bright yellow “something” wrapped around the flower. It almost looked like a slug the way it was wrapped around the flower. But it was bright yellow!...
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Composting Worms Are Dead
My composting worms are dead. I learned a difficult lesson about composting worms and rabbit urine. I have always said that worms love rabbit poop. And composting worms are also manure worms. If you...
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Growing Winter Lettuce
Growing winter lettuce is one of my projects this year. But not outside! I went to the thrift store to buy something to plant it in. You need to be creative as you look around in the thrift store....
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Deformed Purple Coneflower
I have a deformed Purple Coneflower in my garden, actually I have more than one but not too many. There seem to be two different types of deformity. The first is that they don’t fully bloom but they...
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Tahitian Melon Winter Squash Harvest
I would like to show off my Tahitian Melon winter squash harvest for this year. The Barbie is there to give you an idea of the sizes. Though the leaves were not as prolific as last year I actually got...
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Dance Exercise for the Winter
Dance exercise is a new concept to me. During the spring, summer and fall I get a lot of exercise by taking care of my garden. Now here we are: the garden is frozen, the days are short and it is COLD...
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Easy Compost in Wire Bin
Make easy compost in a wire bin. There are several advantages to this system to get started composting. Sometimes it is best to start off easy and see where it all goes from there. I just finished this...
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Rabbit Manure Compost
You may ask why use rabbit manure compost?? Technically rabbit manure does not need to be composted. It is not considered a hot manure. You can put it directly near your plants and they won’t get...
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Deep Rooted Wisdom Book Review
I would like to share with you many wonderful things in this Deep Rooted Wisdom book review. Deep Rooted Wisdom is written by Augustus Jenkins Farmer and was published in 2014. He has an organic farm...
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Mexican Sour Gherkin
The Mexican Sour Gherkin is gaining great popularity at farmers’ markets. Here they are nestled with cherry tomatoes, so you can get an idea of their size. They are also known as mouse watermelons,...
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