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Praying Mantis versus Grasshopper

The other day I went to harvest some more raspberries and found two surprises!  On the first raspberry bush, I found a young praying mantis.  On the second raspberry bush, I found a young grasshopper. When I was little, I loved trying to catch grasshoppers.  While grasshoppers are cute, they can do a lot of damage […]

General Gardening Other Gardens

Lemon, Lime and Apple Flavored Water

I am a little late joining the flavored water craze!  I guess it is better late than never.    Here are the ingredients for our first flavored water: 1/2 lemon sliced thin 1/2 lime sliced thin 1/2 apple cut quatered water ice We liked this drink so much it became our second batch as well.  I think it is […]

Swiss Chard Varieties

Bright Lights Swiss Chard

This Bright Lights Swiss Chard seed packet adds a lot of color to the garden.  I purchased the Bright Lights from Botanical Interests.  While the seeds are not color coded, you will get a nice surprise of color.  This packet includes chard with gold, orange, pink, yellow, crimson and lavender stems and veins.  You will […]