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Beneficial Insects for Your Garden

by Billie Nicholson | Apr 25, 2019 | Beneficial Insects, Gardening, pesticides

Did you know that the majority of insects are either beneficial or of no direct significance to your garden plants? But there is a fraction of bugs that are pests and do they demand a lot of attention! When you are tempted to pull out the bug sprays, wait a minute and...

Recovering Your Garden and Landscapes After a Flood

by Billie Nicholson | Apr 16, 2018 | Flood Recovery, Gardening

If your property is flooded, rescuing and recovering your home and personal belongings will be first on your mind, but sooner or later, you will need to face the questions of how to recover and repair your garden and landscape. The Agriculture Department of North...

Tea Time in the Garden

by Billie Nicholson | Apr 16, 2018 | compost tea, Gardening

Robert & Billie Nicholson No, we mean compost tea. Want to save money and the environment at the same time? Well, we just may have your cup of tea. Fertilize your garden and trees all year long at little to no cost by repurposing the very materials that most...

Praying Mantis – A Gardener’s Friend

by Billie Nicholson | Mar 14, 2018 | Gardening, Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis is a very interesting insect. Like most insects it has six legs, two wings and two antennae. It has large bulging eyes and a swiveling head, the better to see it’s prey, and powerful, spine forearms, to tightly hold it, and strong chewing mouth...

Preserving Herbs for Winter

by Billie Nicholson | Oct 7, 2016 | Gardening, Herbs, Preparedness

Making Herbs Last As summer winds down, do you have lots of herbs still growing in your garden? If you’re wondering what to do with them, we’ve collected several suggestions on preserving herbs for winter. Adrienne from WholeNewMom.com recommends freezing herbs. Here...

What Will Your Fall Garden Grow?

by Billie Nicholson | Sep 16, 2016 | Gardening

Most of us are sick and tired of working our gardens at just about the time we should get a second wind and start our fall gardens. Many veggies, particularly root crops and leafy greens will make great eating into the winter. There is nothing more satisfying than...