The blessings of the earth in our garden
We’ve been eating cucumbers, and we all like them here and have agreed that none from any store will ever taste this good. A couple things that Eliza got […]
Category Archives: Ecology
Some things work just like they’re supposed to!
Japanese beetles are a garden pest that can wreak havoc on several things: roses, and, as I discovered 2 years ago, green bean leaves. Then last year I discovered […]
Roasted partridges do not fly into one’s mouth
That’s a strange expression, right? But one that has guided me and made me think things thru for many years. When I was first married, my husband’s old grandmother […]
Local seed library shut down
I’m quoting the Carlisle Sentinel newspaper here: an article about a local seed library being shut down. Seed libraries are cropping up all over the country, in an effort to […]
Black eyed peas
They’re not like other beans at all. They get bigger before they start to flower, and once the flowers are done and the bean pods come on, they take longer […]
A nice cabbage
If you’ve never grown cabbage and only ever bought it from the store, you automatically think of cabbage as being a thing maybe 6″ across. It’s hard to believe […]
Remember that trellis I named Encouragement?
It’s 9′ tall. Calling it Encouragement worked, and so did good non-GMO seeds, and lots of water and good aged horse manure as fertilizer. (Also continuously getting rid of as […]
Jewel weed and Dykeman Park
Nature provides hidden surprises. If you know how to use the surprises, sometimes it can really help you. Poison ivy is an awful thing, but there is a common weed […]
Another of nature’s miracles
I see many of nature’s miracles every time I go or look outside, but I could not believe this one! At least 20 years ago, there was a mimosa […]
The music of nature
Such a tiny bird; if you could hold one in you hand you probably wouldn’t even notice the weight. But industrious little parents and home builders, they match the big […]
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