Life on an 1800s Farm in Effingham New Hampshire
You wander out to the garden to pick some fresh tomatoes. You find small black droppings on the leaves of your tomato plant. The leaves are gone, but the stem remains. Looks like you probably have tomato worms. Tomato worms feast on the leaves of your tomato plants, which will lead to the plant dying. The tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) is a large caterpillar that … [Read more...]
Lemon balm herb, also called Melissa, has been used by herbalists, and herbal healers for thousands of years. It is equally popular today as it was during medieval times. The name Melissa comes from the Latin name Melissa Officinalis. Lemon balm is a member of the mint family of plants, and is easily grown in any garden. Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus, better known as … [Read more...]
Buddha Statue for your Zen Garden Create A Zen Spot In Your Backyard It's been a long week at work. You want a place to go to settle in with a good book (or kindle), or just hang out with a cup of coffee. You'd like to have a place where you can listen to the winds of time just flying past you. Why not spend that time in your own garden. Simple easy ideas to transform your … [Read more...]
Alien Radishes Cloverleaf Farm Mortgage Lifter Boxing Tomato Clovereaf Farm What Planet Did These Vegetables Come From? We grow organic heirloom varieties of vegetables. Heirlooms are the vegetables our ancestors grew, before people decided to hybridize them. They are much more delicious, and more nutritious, and as you can see, grow … [Read more...]
After listening to the Paul Parent Garden Club on Sunday, June 21, I decided to boycott it. I have that right. I am after all, guaranteed free speech by the U.S. Constitution. … [Read more...]
