Posts Tagged: Mushrooms

Passion fruit plant flourishes against the odds

On a fluke I picked up a passion fruit plant at my local farmer's market. A few of my Master Gardener friends had been successful growing it and had raved...

What to do when you find an eight-layer yellowjacket nest

Yes, even yellowjackets can be beneficial insects. They feed on aphids, caterpillars, flies and even grasshoppers. They also help with your clean-up chores by...

Steer clear of tarantula hawks

I was sitting on my deck here in Saratoga recently and noticed a beautiful, albeit very large, bug walking near me. I wasn't sure what it was, but after doing...

Get fall garden going with help from harvest fest

Growing plants in the off-season is easy, productive and beneficial to our native birds, bees and bugs There are hundreds of varieties of veggies, herbs,...

Weeds Be-Gone

Garden threats turned opportunities One of the hardest things about gardening is setting priorities. The to-do list never seems to end. Weeding, watering,...

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