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Well, I think so. The bugs shown in the first picture are from the tanglefoot stuff I put around borer damage on five fruit trees two weeks ago. About half of them are from stone fruit trees and the rest … Continue reading →

I think I’ve got a mole. :-) I saw little pushed up runs around the orchard the other day. I dug a few up and they were all pretty much on the surface and about the diameter of my thumb … Continue reading →

So I’m watching a bunch of bees using water from my pond and there are at least two groups. One flies west southwest and up my driveway and out of sight. The other group heads south east, up over a … Continue reading →

This is a story about a bioremediation system. A constructed wetland is compared against mechanical filtration. Bob http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4568046 On every important measure — capital expenditure, operational expenditure, and performance — the constructed wetland outperformed the traditional approach. Power consumption and … Continue reading →

sort of obligates one to pay attention to the environment a little bit. I like looking at the tracks on my driveway which is dirt. It finally dawned on me what this one was. Any guesses? Spread the Good News … Continue reading →

Here is another comment on my posting a while back about how a dwarfing root stock will cripple a tree and cause it to be more susceptible to diseases. The next time a nurseryman tells you that the smaller tree … Continue reading →

The title is bushtits except that the pictures are of my peas. Peas with funny marks on their leaves. Last year I saw the California towhees eating the new growth buds on my peas and commented here that I should … Continue reading →

I was looking at a big twisted branch on my pluot tree and realized that it had partially broken and twisted. It seems to me that it probably did it at the same time another branch broke off last year. … Continue reading →

I do not believe that permaculture is about instant gratification. I do not believe it is about who has the biggest or the most swales. I do not believe that it is about asking on a message board for “the … Continue reading →

I am always looking for stuff to help me with my trees __that is not designed to be toxic__ ie. is not a biocide, does not end with the four letters C I D E. Of course they have now … Continue reading →