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Wardrobe Malfunction: Aphids Attack My Husband’s Sweater
Aphids generally lay live young all summer. They do this without wings or mates. This is why aphid affected plants go from a single aphid to hundreds in a week. But in the fall they get wings and take flight. Their eyesight is poor so they are not too discerning. Whether it is a failing plant with pale pathetic yellow leaves or my husband’s orange sweater, aphids lured in and won’t take no for an answer.
Growing Spinach in the Fall
I hate the thought of cooling nights and fall rains. I want summer to stay on a tiny bit longer. But the truth is it was almost too hot this summer to grow great greens. They perished in dry soil, intense heat and sloppy management (I always seemed to be away when they needed attention.)
What’s Happening to Calgary’s Birch Trees?
This is the first year that my birch has looked bad and [it has] birch leafminer – haven’t seen that on my tree for years which tells me how stressed it is. Several branches are dead – mainly on the NW side- which took the brunt from a major hailstorm- we were lucky in Airdrie as far as the snowstorm… not too much branch damage but Calgary was devastated.
Question and Answer: Anthill Removal
I have to say I have not had a problem or seen any hills lately but I am definitely not saying it is because I have conquered the ants because I still see a lot of individuals of different kinds wandering through my yard.
Slugs, Bugs, bunnies & Deer ate my garden
And then, as I was looking around I saw the really big gaps in my fence and I knew right away what the problem was. The bunnies, suddenly so plentiful had simply climbed through the lovely open design fence and helped themselves to the fresh new crops.
Fabric Pots: Check out this easy way to GROW Strawberries
Dean Kreutzer helped me out big time. I wanted to grow Strawberries (okay – who doesn’t?) but this farmer from “Over the Hill Orchards” in Lumsden, Saskatchewan helped me see it all in a new way. The result? I started growing/farming strawberries off the ground. And with his help I set up a little mini-model of what he is doing in Saskatchewan and i am already eating fresh fruit!
