Category Archives: Pets & Pests In The Garden

Safe Ways To Deal With Garden Pests

  Nifty Neem Oil Treatments For Ornamentals & Edibles As late winter turns to early spring, I always feel relaxed about garden chores. There’s plenty of time, right? Every year without fail I am brought up short by our sudden … Continue reading

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Winter Gardening For Blossom and Birds

  Beyond Birdseed I love watching birds, and so do my (indoor) cats. Every sunny window has a bird feeder of some sort nearby, which attract a wide range of cheerful birds all through the colder months. Yesterday I heard … Continue reading

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Pesticides Rise, World Health Falls

When Will We Ever Learn? Lately I’ve been wondering a lot about one huge question: Why are we passively allowing our world and our health to be damaged? Perhaps we are all suffering to some extent from  information overdose. So … Continue reading

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Probiotics For Your Garden

Locally Made Products Nurture Plant Life When we moved into our current home, we spent most of the first year just pulling ivy. Eventually an enormous mass of ivy vines covered our old pickleball court end to end, rising higher … Continue reading

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