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[Shamelessly reposted from my ad-free blog, for Earth Day 2024.] Butterflies are free. Monarchs may arrive at their winter home late, be choosy about where to land, and may leave early. At around 10,000 feet, the dormant volcanic peaks are covered in...
by CorpFlunky
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on Mon Apr 22, 2024 at 07:31 AM PDT
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As an early birthday gift for my amazing significant other, I took our COVID era sand box which hasn’t been used much lately and converted it into raised bed for a vegetable garden. The original sand box was just under 4 ft by 8 ft (and ¾ cubic yard of...
by Peter Olandt
9 comments
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 01:09 PM PDT
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Re “Balance of Nature” Hi -- this is my very first diary. And not even a topic about which I am passionate; merely annoyed. I hope you will be kind. If you watch TV with ads, you will have seen many heartwarming stories about the “Balance of Nature”...
by StevenevetS
13 comments
on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 06:39 PM PDT
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No, not that kind of charging!
I do not even have a car, gas or electric.
I just wanted to express my way of living my life, as I try to maintain my prepper ways of doing things.
Here is one page ...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
14 comments
on Wed Apr 10, 2024 at 10:01 AM PDT
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If you read my article last week; “ Herbicide Drift on my garden follow up-Totally destroyed! ” ,
by nailkeg
22 comments
on Sat Apr 13, 2024 at 06:08 AM PDT
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Welcome to DKos Asheville. This space appears each weekend to share links to news and opinion from Asheville and Western North Carolina. The floor is open for comment and discussion. Wishing all a good day from this beautiful part of the world. “Daily...
by randallt
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 08:36 AM PDT
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Gardening is not a rational act.
� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �~ Margaret Atwood
Our part of the world is definitely past the cold, dead, icy winter, thank the gods and ...
by Merry Light
269 comments
on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
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All Are Welcome! �
This is a weekly blog with a fun vibe that often veers off gardening, so stop on by and join the conversation. �We are here every Saturday at 8AM Central with new content and ...
by CWalter
464 comments
on Sat Apr 06, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
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For the past few years I’ve been working on a garden in my friend’s large yard in San Antonio, Texas. Here are links to two previous diaries about this garden. Local ecosystem restoration and food forestry Small community action The latest addition I...
by Gardening Toad
31 comments
on Sun Feb 25, 2024 at 11:56 AM PST
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February 2024 Pacific Northwest Some parts of the country are well into spring while others are still under snow. Here in the maritime Pacific Northwest we’re somewhere in between. Most of our greens at this season are the evergreen type, whether...
by OceanDiver
145 comments
on Thu Feb 15, 2024 at 07:00 AM PST
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To a Certain Lady, In Her Garden
by Sterling A. Brown (1901-1989)
first Poet Laureate of Washington DC
Lady, my lady, come from out the garden,
Clayfingered, dirtysmocked, and in my time �
I too ...
by strawbale
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on Fri Feb 16, 2024 at 07:00 PM PST
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A few years ago I started a garden project in my friend Ann’s large yard in San Antonio. The yard was previously mostly dead Bermuda grass lawn and a few struggling shrubs. My friend wanted something different, colorful, good for birds and pollinators,...
by Gardening Toad
15 comments
on Tue Feb 06, 2024 at 11:54 AM PST
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The Red River Zoo in Fargo, ND is a nice one to visit if you get the chance. I used to enjoy stopping in on bicycle rides or trips to Costco when I lived around there. One thing that caught my attention at the Red River Zoo was a lovely bench with...
by greenandblue
736 comments
on Sat Feb 03, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST
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In the middle of winter, it is so pleasant to think about what we will grow in the spring.
by strawbale
39 comments
on Sat Jan 27, 2024 at 07:00 PM PST
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Welcome Back, it’s that time of year again.� I am very excited about this diary, because I get to give little blessings to people who add value to my life.� Y’all!
by CWalter
388 comments
on Sat Dec 23, 2023 at 06:00 AM PST
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This is a cautionary tale. Now, I'm normally a reasonably healthy middle aged guy. Not immuno compromised, have my flu shot and covid booster every 6 months, eats well, walks the dog, doesn't smoke... But last month I got sick. Very very sick. And it...
by OzPerspective
123 comments
on Wed Dec 13, 2023 at 02:36 AM PST
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My wife and I canned 25 quarts of apple pie filling this past week. I have a variety of trees and my favorite pie apple is ripe right now. I had a visit from the dahlia fairy from Alsea today, ...
by robctwo
268 comments
on Sat Oct 21, 2023 at 06:00 AM PDT
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Good day and welcome to DKos Asheville . This is the weekly Open Thread for Saturday, September 30th, 2023 This space appears each weekend to give readers a variety of links to local and regional ...
by randallt
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on Sat Sep 30, 2023 at 09:02 AM PDT
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Rob Proctor �is the�plant expert guy on Denver's NBC affiliate 9News and has a segment every Saturday, along with specials about Colorado gardening. He has lived in a marvelous, antique-stuffed ...
by Merry Light
240 comments
on Sat Sep 16, 2023 at 06:00 AM PDT
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Welcome to Overnight News Digest- Saturday Science. Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a ...
by Rise above the swamp
49 comments
on Sat Sep 09, 2023 at 08:59 PM PDT
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