by Daisy | Apr 24, 2013 | Bugs & Critters, Garden
This is the Big Eyed Click Beetle, of the family Elateridae. Handsome. Unfortunately its larvae, wireworms, can be devastating to a potato crop and root crops like carrots. Following the carbon dioxide released by the target plant it bores into them. They’re...
by Daisy | Apr 10, 2013 | Garden, Plants & Uses
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), also known as Greater Henbit or Henbit Deadnettle, is a member of the mint family. Like many in that family, it does not taste mint-y. Henbit is still edible, fresh or cooked. Nutritionally, it’s tough to find information on...
by Daisy | Apr 8, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
Over the weekend, we participated in our kids’ school outdoor cleanup day. Once the work began and dozens of parents and kids began to collect bag after bag of weeds and leaves, I had an inspiration: I wanted those bags for the chickens. I collect my...
by Daisy | Apr 4, 2013 | Garden, Plants & Uses
Catchweed Bedstraw (Galium aparine) is a member of the madder family. I grow Red Madder (Rubia tinctorum) so I was familiar with the velcro-like teeth covering the leaves of members of this clan. You can see them somewhat in this photo: Those little fibers are...
by Daisy | Apr 1, 2013 | Fencepost, Reviews
I love this book. This book has the potential to change a child’s and a family’s life, for the better, forever. Stacy Tornio and Ken Keffer have assembled, in checklist form, a sort of bucket list of outdoor activities. It’s an inspired idea, and...
