This year we’ve had a bit of a pest problem in our home garden. It’s not uncommon for a new garden: the bug populations are often out of balance until the predators breed up. Of course, usually these problems are ‘fixed’ with sprays, or traps. We grow organically, so that rules out most sprays immediately. […]
Author Archives: Rachael Koch
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Nov
Nov
As you may have noticed, I like wives tales, and how they relate to the garden. I figure, if people have been doing something successfully for a long time, then there must be something in it, even if we can’t scientifically explain why. This is especially true for agriculture, because so much of small-scale sustainable […]
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In August last year I bought a whole host of interesting (and heirloom) fruit trees from Yalca Fruit Trees. Now, I was very excited about all of them. Matt will tell you how willing I was to bore everyone around me with odd varietal specifications. However, there was something special about the almond tree. The […]