Each Blackberry plant can produce 10 to 20 pounds of fruit, so four to six plants can easily produce ample berries for a family of four.You might choose to plant more if you like to can or freeze crops from your garden. Another option for some is to plant a large enough Blackberry patch to […] Read more…
There is a tremendous amount of repurposing, re-use, and up-cycling these days, some of the ideas are brilliant and some not so good. When I first learned about using empty wine bottles or edging a garden I have to say I thought it ‘might’ be a cool idea, they certainly can look pretty enough. A […] Read more…
Identifying Whiteflies is easy because they congregate on the undersides of plant leaves and fly up in a cloud of white when disturbed. The adults are typically found on the top parts of plants and the nymphs will be found lower down on the undersides of plant leaves. The eggs are a grayish or yellow […] Read more…
An event to attend in your own home… I Can Do It! IGNITE! San Jose: Live Video Stream I Can Do It! Conference 2012 – Streaming Live from San Jose Date: March 17-18, 2012 Sponsored by: Hay House Format: Live Online Video Streaming Event Cost: $50 Watch the live video stream of the I Can […] Read more…
With the recent announcement of the partnership of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and ScottsMiracle-Gro came a lot of disappointment among supporters, many became so upset they have returned their NWF backyard wildlife habitat signs which certify their backyards as wildlife habitats and meeting the requirements of the NWF. In response to that disappointment I’ve created […] Read more…
Bed bugs have become quite an issue. To make matters worse, they are becoming resistant to chemical treatments; for the same reason bacterial infections have become resistant to antibiotics. This is a wake-up call. I believe the only time we should resort to chemical treatments is only after all other methods have failed. This would […] Read more…
Bed Bugs Be Gone! That’s what many say when using certain essential oils. I have no personal experience in getting rid of bed bugs but I think that’s because I use and diffuse my essential oils often. Unlike chemical sprays, unadulterated and undiluted essential oils are not toxic to us and the environment, and are […] Read more…
Butterflies are some of the most beautiful and graceful of all pollinators. Through providing safe habitats we can also support the roles that butterflies play in pollination. Butterflies need flowers in full sun that are protected from wind, preferably away from roadways. About 75% of all flowering plants rely on animal pollinators and over 200,000 species […] Read more…
Humans have been eating and cooking grass-fed beef for centuries…. by the way, I love the beef bacon and the ‘real’ beef bologna and… well, I’ll stop adding things because seriously I love it all – tastes just like I remember on my grandfather’s farm back in the 1950’s and 1960’s, makes my mouth water […] Read more…
It was about eleven years ago that I bought my elk skin hand drum, custom made by Denise Linn. I had been to a class she was teaching on Space Clearing and she had the most incredible sounding drum and when I inquired where she got it she said, “well I make them!” I was […] Read more…
