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Insects’ Winter Strategies to Stay Warm … and Alive
I don’t know about you, but besides the fall garden tasks, I am also getting my house ready for winter.…
What cid-er you on? Apples are more than just for fresh eating
Ahhhh … fall. I know I have been waxing on about my favorite season, but there is one thing even…
Lilacs for Halloween a Trick or a Treat?
I think Mother Nature has had her calendar on the wrong page quite a bit this year. And nature is…
Careful what you’re bringing in … and I don’t mean Halloween ghosts
It is fall, and Mother Nature has sure had some hot flashes and some chills. As usual, she can’t make…
The real pumpkin spice — a horticultural world tour
‘Tis the season for all things fall, including apples and pumpkins. But more than those, the world is abuzz with…
Fall Hornets and Wasps and You
It happens this time every year, as the first few leaves start to fall from the trees, people see those…
What NOT to do in late summer in the garden
Usually, I am waxing on about what to do in the garden, but this week, it is the opposite. I…
It is teasel and ragweed season … and it is not good
Ah, the winding down of summer. The sunflowers are at full blast, and the roadsides are flush with the last…
Flutter by, butterfly … where have you gone?
Almost everything has changed since many of us were “knee high to a grasshopper,” like anybody using a phrase like…
Tomato time … or tomato troubles?
August is upon us, and by now we are over the anticipation of the first tomato of summer, but not…
Zucchini … it’s not just for muffins anymore
Lock your car, put your truck in the garage! Make sure your windows and doors are closed; if not,…
Quick! Get yourself in a pickle and chill!
The hot, fast spring-into-summer weather with some gully-washer rains have propelled us into major harvest time already. This is that…