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WILDCRAFTING #2: MUGWORT, (bonus plant Wormwood), YARROW AND RED CLOVER. And a little conversation with God and St. Francis on Lawns.

Posted in community, diy, health & beauty, nature, organic, organic gardening, plant identification, tagged , , , , on August 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Find it-MUGWORT-ID it Know it http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mugwor61.html I have to tell you Mugwort and Wormwood are very close. They are related and they are both good herbs to wildcraft. So here is a pic and description of Wormwood. Two for the price of one. Find it-WORMWOOD-ID it Know it http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/w/wormwo37.html The leaves on the wormwood are [...]

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A Short Intermission from the GMO Story with an Update on Samson & Fam

Posted in announcement, community, health & beauty, local businesses, money, nature, organic, organic gardening, politics, sustainability, sustainable lifestyle on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Samson was scheduled to do this week’s blog but he is up to his eyeballs in moving and getting settled.  So, this is kind of an intermission.   The intermission is a trailer for the award winning documentary Food, Inc.  This comes with a warning.  If you can’t stand the truth or you are not ready [...]

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Orb weaver spider-Meet Charlotte

Posted in community, health & beauty, local businesses, organic gardening, sustainability, tagged , , , , , , on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As near as I can tell this is a Eriophora transmarina from Australia. It was sitting in a covered glass on the counter top when I came home from work last night.  A note on the top read. “Jessica saved your life. Beward! Spider! Real One!” I picked up the glass and shook it to [...]

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Summer Garden Update 4: Of Mutant Sunflowers and Pumpkins Gone Wild

Posted in organic gardening, tagged , , , , , , on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s true, the sunflower has mutated into some hydra-like plant that seems to produce an endless number of sunflowers. Not that I’m complaining, because I now have dozens of little sunbursts to ogle at, but it’s truly amazing how much it is producing. In fact, it’s producing so many sunflowers that the sheer weight of [...]

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Summer garden: update 3

Posted in organic gardening, tagged , , , , , on June 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The following post was made possible by my new (used) wheelbarrow. My mom, incredible bargain shopper that she is, bought it for $5 at Goodwill. Normal retail value: about $80. She’s a genius. It was a canalouplantation weekend. I think I’m going to write a song using that word, which I just totally made up [...]

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Summer garden: update 2

Posted in organic gardening, tagged , , on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Umm….the garden is going insane. I can’t believe how much bigger everything has gotten in just a few weeks. Here’s a quick rundown of the progress: The tomatoes, the anaheim chili, and some of the gourds are flowering Everything is up now, and VERY healthy The mulch is doing an excellent job of keeping my [...]

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Kowabunga Lets Go Native

Posted in organic gardening, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

www.montereybaycnps.org/ Let’s do it. Get rid of the grass, at least most of it and plant fire resistant, drought tolerant, disease and bug resistant, sexy, wild, natives.  Native fire resistant plants are a real asset to your yard anywhere in California. Did you know that a watered apple tree or Indian Hawthorne burns better than [...]

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Life in a Container

Posted in community, organic gardening, tagged , , , , , on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Container gardening can be very practical and fun.  I do container gardening because I rent.  Which means when I move my plants go with me. I have a yard the size of a VW beetle and it is jammed packed with potted everything.  I plant for food, smell, looks and love.  I plant herbs for [...]

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Summer garden: update 1

Posted in organic gardening, tagged , , , on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi all! It’s been three weeks since we planted, and the garden is officially taking off! Here’s a list of everything we put in the ground: In the big bed: Tomatoes Anaheim chili Cilantro Garlic In the right bed: Carrots We were also going to plant leaf lettuce where the spinach is, but the spinach [...]

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The gopher wars: Episode 2

Posted in organic gardening, tagged , , , , , , on May 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

So far, so good. That’s the word this week. Except for the vole. Yep, my sister actually saw it and tried to catch it. She grabbed it’s tail as it darted down it’s hole and it screamed. She let go. Instantly. I would have, too. I’m not so sure that the vole dislikes the blood [...]

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