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Bug of the World

Posted on24. Oct, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Have you been invaded by ladybugs lately? We have. Last week the temperatures were below freezing; but this week, it’s been very mild– near 70 degrees today! And all this week that the temps have raised, the ladybugs are EVERYWHERE. We had a swarm swirling around our back door and our living room window. A [...]

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Composting Leaves for Next Year’s Garden

Posted on21. Oct, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Well, we’ve raked the yard twice so far, and most of the leaves are still on the trees yet. We have a half-acre of yard boasting 10+ deciduous trees (plus, there’s a 100 year-old oak next door whose leaves we usually get)… that’s a LOT of raking. I can’t believe I used to do most [...]

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Our First Year of Apples!

Posted on08. Sep, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

The boys harvested our very first harvest of apples from our apple tree! Woohooo!!!

Yeah… we have a LOT of hornets and wasps around the homestead, how could you tell? :-p
I am now convinced of the beauties of pesticide, people. Yow. Those bugs had a feast.
We will chop up what we can of the apples and [...]

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Harvest Time

Posted on27. Aug, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

We spent some time today out in the gardens, now that the humidity is down and it is FINALLY not raining. The weather is gorgeous– sunny, crisp air, and 70 degrees! I’m loving it!
We checked the condition of the vegetable beds. I haven’t spent nearly enough time in them this year. That, and the late [...]

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No Snow

Posted on25. Nov, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Well, by now I thoroughly expected to have snow on the ground. There is none! It has been chilly, and ice forms on the driveway every morning, but no snow. It’s unusual.
We got all our trees planted: 5 privet hedges, 1 red maple, 1 willow, and I moved the douglas fir that had been growingin [...]

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