Gardening

Got yourself tomato pests?  Let’s go over a few of the common ones you might see, or the damage they might leave behind on…

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Starting Broccoli From Seed Starting broccoli from seed must be done indoors in late winter and early spring. Broccoli does not like hot weather,…

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Planting and Care of Dahlia Flowers There is little question as to why dahlias are a flower garden enthusiasts favorites. Proper care of planting…

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Birds That Eat Nyjer Thistle Seed Below are some common birds that eat Nyjer thistle seed at your feeders.  The listing will include pictures…

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Mourning Cloak Butterfly The mourning cloak butterfly is one of the first butterflies to be seen in spring.  The butterfly is a reddish- brown…

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White-lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar This White-lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (Hyles lineata) might not look like much now, but he grows up to be the…

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The Eastern Harvestmen Around our parts of the nation we call the Eastern Harvestmen creatures daddy longlegs, but the real name is the Eastern…

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9 Woodpeckers of Wisconsin Worldwide, there are 216 members of the Picidae, or woodpecker family The 9 woodpeckers of Wisconsin that have been reported…

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Poppies are the most beautiful, exotic, stunning flowers, and they’re extremely easy to grow following the 10 simple steps provided for growing poppies in…

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Eastern Gray Squirrel The eastern gray squirrel is found mainly in mature hardwoods & deciduous forests areas but is also abundant in urban, suburban…

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Organic Deer Plant Repellent Recipe Deer love to munch certain plants and it is rather comical how in one area a garder will have…

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Top 10 purple attention seeking garden plants for any season. From plum flower shades to triking mulburry tones, right down to the romantic and…

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One fall, shortly after buying a home, my neighbor bagged up the morning glory seed he had collected from his trellis and gave them…

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Choosing Healthy Garden Plants When it comes to choosing healthy garden plants, you have two choices; planting seeds or buying plants. Both have their…

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Look To Nature When Deciding When To Plant Yearly Vegetable Gardens There has never been a fast and hard rule for timetables for weather. …

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Help Declining Honey Bee Population Want to help out declining honey bee population?  I have put together a list of 3 things gardeners can do to help…

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Dead Nettle Plant Dead nettle plant is a Shade-loving perennials that is wonderful in hanging baskets and flower bed edging. Some people consider it a…

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