Found this article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. I thought it was interesting. Happy Reading!!!
Death by Mint Oil: Natural Pesticides
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From the monthly archives:
July 2009
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*ARACHNOLEPTIC FIT (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you’ve accidentally walked through a spider web. I was okay when I walked through the web but when I saw the big spider sitting on my shoulder out of the corner of my eye, that did it. Not the best way to get your heart rate [...]
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I was intrigued with this article in the Wall Street Journal. I’m not sure I’ll pursue this direction in my own gardening but I’ve got a lot of weeds out there so maybe I can salvage a salad or two. Check it out: It’s Salad Days for Weeds
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Well, if you remember back to June 14th I was talking about the mouse living in the staghorn. Ringo has been on watch and last night things came to a head. We heard him out in the back yard going nuts, and as my husband was getting up to check it out when a HUGE [...]
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I found these great tips from the University of California Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County. Keep vegetables picked often. Vegetables that aren’t harvested soon enough will produce a chemical that inhibits further blossoming. Check plants at least every other day during the summer. If you have kept plants well-picked, but fruit set has stopped, suspect [...]
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Summer in the Garden I could just stand in the middle of the garden for hours. Really. Ringo is pure entertainment. No wonder I don’t get enough work done!
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The U.S. Weather Bureau describes the San Diego climate as the most nearly perfect in America, characterized as Mediterranean, with warm winters and cool summers. (Ummm, we already knew that, that’s why we live here!) San Diego County’s diverse topography creates a diversity of microclimates resulting in nearly 30 different types of vegetation communities. San [...]
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The Good: Gardeners get motivation from all the great things that happen outside. Gardening is mostly good things flowers, smells, satisfaction – well, you know, the list goes on and on. The Bad: We have our frustrations with caterpillars mowing down our plants; cats and dogs trespassing where they don’t belong; big spideys, especially when [...]
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Let the sugar water cool before you pour it into the hummingbird feeder! Actually, my friend, Susan, did this but I thought it was pretty funny. The hummingbirds haven’t noticed any difference.
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