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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Spiderwort is a low maintenance native perennial
Some people call them widow’s tears. Others confuse them with daylilies. Still others have never even heard of them. Spiderworts are tough native plants that don’t choke out the rest of your garden residents. Our most common one is the … Continue reading
Bull thistle sure is tough like a bull
You’ve probably seen that tall spiny plant with purple flowers along the roadside. Sometimes the flowers are yellow. It’s called bull thistle and related to the artichoke. Playing ball in a pasture field teaches kids to learn to identify this … Continue reading
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Tagged bull thistle, Cirsium horridulum, Cirsium vulgare, invasive, noxious weed, spiny, survival food, thistledown, Yellow bull thistle
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Confessions of a potato snob
My father was a plant pathologist specializing with potatoes. He was a private pilot and one of the pioneers at using aerial infrared photography to detect late blight in potatoes. Some cultivars were more susceptible than others. Since potatoes paid … Continue reading
Pound for pound smallmouth bass are tough fighting fish
I’ve heard people say that four pound smallmouths fight harder than eight pound largemouth bass. I agree. They’ll usually leap and shake first. If that doesn’t work they dive to the bottom and try to get under something. They don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged bronzebacks, gravelly bottom, great fighters, nesting sites, rocky drop-offs, smallmouth bass, spawning beds
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Cherries need not be ornamental varieties to have landscape value
We’ve all seen the breathtaking pink blooms of the Kwanzan, Yoshino and other cultivars of ornamental cherries. They make great small shade trees and specimen plants. Blooming season is a bit brief, but they’re pretty dramatic for a couple weeks. … Continue reading
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