My Worst Nightmare – Ants

I know this may not surprise you but I really hate killing bugs. I know they serve their certain purpose in the world and who am I to stop that. I do not like them in my house or on…
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I know this may not surprise you but I really hate killing bugs. I know they serve their certain purpose in the world and who am I to stop that. I do not like them in my house or on…
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One of our favorite things to grow in our garden is garlic. Last year was our first year and I don’t ever see us not planting it. There are two basic types of garlic: softneck and hardneck. Softneck garlic is…
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A few weeks ago I was out in the garden when I came upon this. That is a hole in my garlic bed. Someone was in the process of pushing away the mulch and digging a nice…
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A few months back I received a packet in the mail from the Arbor Day Foundation. It was the typical ‘looking for donations’ mailer but something caught my eye. For a small donation of $10 you would receive among other…
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You may have noticed there have been no seed starting/winter sowing posts this year. No mid February excitement about tiny leaves popping up. No posts about Opie knocking dirt everywhere. This year we changed it up a bit for a…
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I just realized I have been really quiet about the garden this year. I have been excited about the garden and all it’s goings on but I haven’t written much. It’s been hard to have enough energy to do much…
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So from time to time I can get a little gung ho when I have a new idea. This is usually when TB runs and hides, hoping he won’t have to help and I won’t make a huge mess. Last…
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