John's Garden - A tribute to my dad |
Friday, July 26, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
Honey Bee Swarm Removal
Craig Dahlin the Honey Bee Rescuer
July 16, 2013
Our phone conversation started with, "Have you ever seen a swarm of honey bees?" I hesitated before answering; it was my brother
Craig on the line.We are having a unofficial, friendly "bee counting contest", Craig was winning hands down. Even with my suburban backyard full of native plants I can't compete with the diversity that Craig and his wife Moon Eagle Arndt have added to their rural Pennsylvania (USA) property.
I begrudgingly admitted that the only swarm of bees that I have ever seen was on National Geographic.
Friday, July 19, 2013
What is an Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus?
Hopefully by next year the quarter will seem small |
An Eastern United States
Native Cactus
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (opuntia humifusa) the only native Ohio cactus was a gift from my market friend Lilly. I had no idea that Ohio, even had a perennial cactus. As it turns out we certainly do!
Eastern Prickly Pear or Devil' s Tongue as it is sometimes referred to, has a wide natural range; spreading from Colorado east, and as far north into Ontario, Canada were it is listed as endangered. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services list additional concerns in the states of: Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Which is it: Trumpet Creeper or Trumpet Honeysuckle?
Campsis radicans & Lonicera sempervirens
Ken & Paula Korber - Trumpet Honeysuckle
Last fall Paula and Ken Korber, friends of mine from the Frostville Farmer's Market introduced me to the native Trumpet Honeysuckle - Lonicera sempervirens. I assumed that this plant was the same as the "Trumpet Vine" that I had been growing in my yard for years. I recently learned this was not the case.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Will a Pint Sized Hugelkultur Bed Get the Job Done?
Creating Better Soil - Experimenting with a Miniature Hugelkultur
Starting small with a new concept |
I garden pretty much the same way that I bake; a little of this a little of that. My family knows better than to ask me for a recipe, their chances of getting something specific are slim to none. Ask any of them about the Green Pepper Pancakes experiment. It shouldn't come as a surprise that I decided to build my first hugelkultur bed in the same fashion in which I bake.
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