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Hi, I'm Dave and thanks for visiting. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and I blog here about gardening, nature and food.
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Tag Archives: pests
Ups and Downs in the Garden
It’s always something in the garden. I lost one of the zucchini plants this week. The whole top half of the plant suddenly died off. Some folks will be thinking “squash vine borer” but the dreaded SVB is rarely a … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, hosta, interplanting, Japanese beetle, pests, pigweed flea beetle, summer squash, zucchini
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Handy Online Resources for Gardeners
I don’t know about you, but when I find a neat online resource, I like to share it with others. And no, I’m not talking about a youtube video of a piano-playing cat – cute though it may be! No, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardening Web Sites, Reviews
Tagged Gardening, organic, pests, tomatoes
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Return of Son of Scratchy
This is one sequel I was not surprised to see. After a few days of “playing nice” and only eating the seeds which fell to the ground, our less-than-favorite squirrel was back – this time at the biggest feeder. So … Continue reading
Son of Scratchy
My dad loved to feed the birds. He even made a special pole-mounted feeder to discourage the tree squirrels from eating all the bird seed. He also fed his squirrels to keep them away from the feeder. At least, that … Continue reading
The Case of the Missing Escarole
Sounds like a mystery, doesn’t it? Maybe the title for a Hercule Poirot novel? Actually, it’s a real-life drama here at Happy Acres. And this is just the latest incident in what has become a continuing saga of missing plants. … Continue reading
