Day 1, 2, 3 – Poppies in Bloom! Poppies:
Day 1, 2, 3 – Poppies in Bloom! Poppies: a great “filler” for those empty spots while waiting for others to fill in. http://ow.ly/i/HOKA
Insect World
Insect World
by Edgar A. Guest
We know so little. That whene’er I pass
I think I hear faint whisperings in the grass
From tiny creatures I can scarcely see
Out of their wisdom making fun of me.
Theirs is a world in which I cannot go,
A knowledge never given me to know.
Theirs is a purpose, baffling unto man,
And yet the ants appear to have a plan.
Earth is their home and I am sure they find
Charms and delights to which man’s eyes are blind.
Ants no doubt wonder why men never stay
To gaze on tiny splendors, just as they.
Nor do I think they envy us at all,
But count it God’s best blessing to be small,
For they possess within a patch of grass
A world of beauty mortals blindly pass.
Adding crushed egg shells to compost
Adding crushed egg shells (or other calcium sources) can help stimulate worm reproduction http://ow.ly/i/GF3s
Rhubarb leaves – Organic Insecticide
Rhubarb leaves can be used to make an effective organic insecticide for any of the leaf eating insects (cabbage caterpillars, aphids, peach and cherry slug etc).
Recipe 1
Basically you boil up a few pounds of rhubarb leaves in a few pints of water for about 15 or 20 minutes,
allow to cool,
then strain the liquid into a suitable container.
Dissolve some soap flakes in this liquid and use it to spray against aphids.
So, next time you pick some rhubarb stems to eat, you can put the leaves to good use rather than just composting them (which isn’t in itself such a bad use, I guess). http://ow.ly/i/GF8m