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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Persimmon Tree, No Fruit
Kate H of Santa Cruz County Writes: I am a backyard gardener in Santa Cruz County with a 9 year old Fuyu persimmon that has never borne fruit, nor indeed effectively bloomed. Last year it had two blossoms for the first … Continue reading
Posted in Eat It!, Fruit
Tagged edible fruit trees, edible landscape tree, fruit trees, fuyu, grafted fruit trees, hachiya, persimmons
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Roly Polys, Rollie Pollies and Pillbugs, oh my!
Thanks to two facebook friends for their questions that inspired this post! Robyn Grace Jennings: Rollie pollies are eating all my plants and I’m a totally organic gardener. What do I do Anne? :’( Anne of Green Gardens: Robyn, before taking … Continue reading
Posted in Bugs, You're Questions...Answered!
Tagged anne of green gardens, controlling bugs, crustaceans, decomposers, diatomaceous earth, earwigs, facebook friends, facebook page, killing pests, natural pest control, organic gardening, pillbugs, rollie pollies, roly poly, slugs, snails, sowbugs, Your Questions...Answered!
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Terrariums
A terrarium is a miniature world in or under glass popularized by Dr. Nathaniel Ward. While traveling between Europe and the tropics, Dr. Ward collected insect specimens in sealed glass bottles. One day he came across an old bottle collected … Continue reading
Posted in Terrariums
Tagged cheap terrariums, easy terrariums, enclosed terrariums, life under glass, open terrariums, terrariums
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