Elderberries: An Underutilized Resource
July 6, 2017
**Underutilized by us, because unless you hustle, the birds will get them all. My experience is that few folks have... Read More →
Singing the Butterfly Blues
June 29, 2017
Across the continental USA, there are about five dozen butterfly species in a group called the “Blues,” which includes a... Read More →
The Importance of Stored Soil Moisture
June 22, 2017
The dry spell we had mid-May to mid-June reminds me to tell you this story: When my family first moved... Read More →
Check Dams, a Great Concept for Gully Management, Often Badly Implemented
June 19, 2017
In a previous blog (Honeysuckle Brush for Erosion Control and Habitat) I mentioned that for little gullies in small watersheds,... Read More →
The Bird Grit Problem, and a Solution
June 8, 2017
Birds do not have teeth to chew their food. Instead, chunks of food are swallowed into a muscular gizzard that... Read More →
Native Honeysuckle Trellis Also Caters to Orioles
June 1, 2017
Earlier this year I posted a blog regarding a trellis system that I had built across the south side of... Read More →
Clear Some Woods for Wild Geranium
May 25, 2017
Two decades ago I noticed a farmer re-fencing a pasture near Frytown. I remembered when it had been oak-hickory forest,... Read More →
Radiation Frost: Another Dimension of Microclimate
May 18, 2017
This year our late April-early May weather was quite normal, leaving gardeners and farmers alike wondering whether they had actually... Read More →
Manage Ticks This Summer
May 11, 2017
Last year I offered my method for avoiding getting bit by deer flies: Looking to Outmaneuver Deer Flies and it... Read More →
Midnight Birdwatching
May 4, 2017
Large flocks of geese pulsed high overhead this year as the warming days of February transitioned into March. Sometimes wave... Read More →
