LINK FEST: 27 DECEMBER 2022

Last one of the year! pocket guide: Beneficial Insects on NYC Farms (Cornell University). 28-page PDF. Sections on insect parts, beetles (ground, rove, soldier, lady);

NOVEMBER BLOOMS

Well, not a lot blooming here in central New Hampshire in November — and almost nothing now that temps have dropped into the teens at

Day 23 / Writing 28 Days: Noticing

Spring approacheth here in New Hampshire, though in spurts. Today the high was 56F, and very windy, and tomorrow and Friday we’re looking at a

A Tangle of Bright Moments: Greenness is a Kind of Grief

“The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said; The recent buds relax and spread, Their greenness is a kind of grief.” ― From

Pesticides: No, and Yes.

Someone asked me recently whether I used pesticides in my garden. I don’t, and I do. These are my pesticides: Birds, wasps, yellow jackets and

From the Plant’s Point of View

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view. –

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