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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Winter foraging can be fun and challenging
Collecting edibles near your home can be a satisfying and money-saving hobby. It’s fun realizing there are things right under your nose that are tasty and available in quantities needed for a family meal. Winter is a lean time of … Continue reading
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Tagged "live oak", beechnut, bittercress, Black Walnut, common chickweed, Crabapple, pecan, rugosa rose, sowthistle, wild field garlic
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Stormwater management is important but underappreciated
In northeastern North Carolina, we have many places that flood following a storm. If we happen to live in one of these areas it is important to us. Unfortunately, many folks don’t worry about what doesn’t directly affect them. Despite … Continue reading
Black ducks face a survival challenge from mallards
Recently I discussed a genetic cross between different species in plants. The result was a new plant that was infertile. This happens quite often in ducks. Usually, male mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) are the reason why. Mallard males will cross with … Continue reading
Yellow poplars are great shade trees but can also pose problems
Yellow poplars (Liriodendron tulipifera), also called tulip trees are tall straight fast-growing trees with great fall color. Trees often attain heights of a hundred feet or more. They also require little or no pruning to develop a uniform and dense … Continue reading
Giant puffballs are common and nearly impossible to misidentify
Those who know me know I’m paranoid about leading foragers astray, especially mushroom hunters. Recently, someone asked me to identify a picture of a mushroom in her yard, and it was a giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea) They’re common this time … Continue reading
Fatsherdera is a versatile artificial cross
I guess you could call it a GMO. The plant is an artificial combination of two entirely different plants. They are in the same family but not even in the same genus, let alone the same species. It is a … Continue reading
Green Lawns in Winter
If you want a green lawn in winter, you have two choices. The first is to have a tall fescue lawn. That can be a challenge in summer considering the extreme heat and drought we have faced in August and … Continue reading
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