Category Archives: pests and pesticides

Soil Food Feeds Plants

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Ann Lovejoy
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Bunnies and chickens together make excellent soil food Making Garden Gold At Home Over the past couple of years, the pandemic kept many people closer to home than usual, and many of them found gardening to be a comfort in … Continue reading →

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Birds Love Seeds, Bunnies Love Greens

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Ann Lovejoy
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Illustration by Garth Williams (from Margaret Wise Brown’s book, Mister Dog) Giving Seed Saving New Meaning Seeds are such little miracles, bundles of protein and promise. Seeds can nurture living beings and create new plants. Seeds can also invite flocks … Continue reading →

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Scabby Potatoes & Summery Salads

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Ann Lovejoy
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Scab is the athlete’s foot of the garden, present everywhere Cleaning Up Scabby Soil The Pea Patch I inherited produced a lot of volunteers this spring, relicts of past crops. I left a lot of the borage for the pollinators, … Continue reading →

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When Life Gives You Lemons

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Ann Lovejoy
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Lovely Lemon Pudding is a great solace Neem For Indoors, Outdoors, Ornamentals & Edibles In February, I always feel relaxed about garden chores. There’s plenty of time, right? It’s kinda rainy, kinda windy, the weather will surely be nicer tomorrow… … Continue reading →

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