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Check out one of these links.— Nice list of host plants with some caterpillar images next to it. Out west the Oregon NABA chapterappear less encouraging. Habitat destruction continues across North America, contributing to the demise of several host...

Aha! Jackpot! The newly shipped roses had just been unloaded and were all lined up waiting for me. Music on, green tea in hand, I headed on down the road, just my roses and me. "Ma'm," he said, "you have no previous citations, and when I requested information...

But in truth, a whole lot of gardening is accomplished in other types of spaces. Maria told me that the garden has been worked by her family for many generations, which means that this little strip of a garden has witnessed a great deal of history and...

Turn off the water when you brush your teeth. Replacing your old shower head is as simple as unscrewing the old one and screwing on a new one—no tools required. Wash only full loads of laundry.

For some reason I can't bring myself to have any of them. As a kid I loved going into her house and seeing the ferns, finger cactus, Christmas cactus, snake plant, African violets and other plants she always had lined up in her front window, gracing the...

The healthy phal will grow new spikes from the growth node and bloom from those. The spikes on these phals should not be cut unless they grow too long. These orchids will bloom on the same spike for years.

It tolerates temperatures that do not exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit and requires some shade, as too much sunlight will kill the plant. Dragon fruit is also known as pitaya, and is a tropical plant that produces edible fruit.

A U.S.-based group of researchers addressed this question in the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology paper “Water and Land Issues Associated with Animal Agriculture: A U.S. Perspective.” The authors concluded that the U.S. model for environmental...

He makes trips to the Navajo Indian Reservation to assist in veterinary care of their sheep and goats. Although I've never met him in person, I feel like I know him through our regular email correspondence, which always leaves me with an uplifted spirit.

I had a lot of free-range experience to share, and I forged new friendships and made meaningful connections. “I will hobble out to collect eggs when I am 95, if it's the only thing I can do!” I told my husband.

I brought in a couple of subsequent melons in for our food bank clients to enjoy. So, when you ask yourself what you will do with all those extra tomatoes, perhaps I have provided an answer.

Frondosa, is native to the Piedmont region of the Southeast. Most species of huckleberry look very much like blueberries, but each has its own preferred habitat.Only a practiced eye will be able to distinguish between blue huckleberries and blueberries.

Today, I'm sure that the bee that buzzed my ear was out taking her chance for a potty break—they don't soil their hive. All winter long, the bees try to stay warm and they eat their “preserves.” While we have pickled beets , frozen beans and a side...

Plant respiration is a rather diffuse process. Waterlogged or compacted soil can kill plants by drowning or suffocating them.The process of oxidizing sugars takes place in most of the cells of the plant's body.

Finding domestic suppliers was the toughest job, as the discount stores didn't carry them. Foster told me how he and his partner Phil Pulley had entered a crowded marketplace with the confidence they could build a better mower.

Where do all the bees go? Hornfaced bees, like carpenter bees are solitary bees, which means each female bee makes her own nest and there is no designation between queen and worker bees.

Some people call it "the healthiest oil." Others say, "olive oil comes from olives and peanut oil from peanuts. Canola is often described as the world's healthiest oil. I guess it's only we delicate North Americans who can't stomach an oil named "rape."The...

I ordered the coop from Horizon Structures and my hubby is getting the fencing up within the next few days. They'll be very unique, no doubt. I am so excited! The chickens are coming, the chickens are coming! After three years sans chickens, we're getting...

The bare spot left can be improved with compost or fertilizer, covered with mulch, and left to rest until the next planting season.Armed with just this basic information, you can confidently now face that nursery employee and answer "I want annuals!"...

Once the mound freezes, cover with evergreen cuttings or straw to help insulate the plant. Remove all dead wood or any canes that are thin, not growing well or weak, and deadhead any spent flowers at an outward-facing bud above a group of five or seven...

This also applies to small children.A common houseplant gardenia variety, gardenia radicans floraplena is non-toxic to any living creature, including cats, dogs or small children, according to the University of Nebraska.

Choose short and compact plants at the nursery, preferably ones without flowers, for best results when transplanting. This also improves the appearance of the plant. The petunia -- with its long blooming period and low maintenance requirements -- remains...

If money is leftover, it can be put into a kitty to offset the cost of more expensive recipes or used to purchase supplies, such as knives and cutting boards. Community kitchens unite foodies who want to cook, share meals and support local farmers with...

There are similar words from other European languages that have influenced the word we use today, for example "schoof" in Dutch meaning sheaf, "schaub" in German meaning wisp of straw and the Old Norse word "skauf" meaning tail of a fox.Synonyms -- words...

Plants have adapted to this possible stress. Oxygen leaves the plant through respiration. Indeed, without plants, life would cease to exist. The stomata or pores of the leaves are the site of respiration or the exchange of water and gases from within...

One rooster per 10 hens is a good ratio for keeping the hens safer from an aggressive male. In the case of Polly and Bonnie, please don't separate the hens—they aren't causing the trouble.

It is a tender perennial grown as an annual in climates colder than USDA zones 9 and 10. This makes them an ideal for growing indoors or outdoors in areas where water is scarce or expensive.There are both annual and perennial succulents, although perennials...