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In today’s episode I talk about the tea plant. The tea plant is a very unique and storied plant with a lot of history and mythology behind it. Not only is the plant itself interesting but also the many ways that the leaves can be processed to determine the type of tea. Tune in . . . → Read More: Episode 82 Tea Plant Making a plan is not too hard. Implementing a plan…well that can be more interesting. Especially for someone like me who just can’t follow rules, obey orders or stick to plans. What can I say, I rebel against myself as well! Because I’ve made just about every implementation of plan error possible when it comes . . . → Read More: Episode 68 – Implementing the Spring Garden Plan A lot of people (me being one) find that planting perennials is especially rewarding since they can produce crop year after year with a minimum of care and since they don’t need to be replanted year after year, a lot of your energy can be devoted to other plants and activities. The downside to perennials . . . → Read More: Episode 63 Reseeding Annuals Alright folks I’m realizing some people didn’t quite think I could pull off the eBook so quickly and they might have delayed purchase of The Food Security Knowledge Pack thinking they had time. Well I published The Process Oriented Gardener eBook this weekend. It is for sale in the SSG Store tab for $7.99. . . . → Read More: Special! Tune in today as I talk about the most native herb and plant I know of. Echinacea is commonly known as purple coneflower. There are a few different species that are similar and used for similar things. I speak of these species commonly in this podcast. Echinacea is a medicinal herb (listen to my . . . → Read More: Episode 61 My Favorite Herbs – Echinacea Squash Bugs Harmful Stages and Damage: Nymph and Adult. Yellow Vine Decline Complete or Incomplete: Incomplete – egg, nymph, adult Appearance : Brownish or greyish with large body Order: Hemiptera – true bug Eggs: Bronze footballs found on underside of vine leaves. Other Stages: Nymphs are small adults with white bodies and black . . . → Read More: Episode 58 Squash Bug (Pest Series) Squash Vine Borers Harmful Stages and Damage: Larval – damage by eating vines Complete or Incomplete: Complete – egg, larva, pupa, adult Appearance: Frass from hole in stem of vine plants. Wilting for no real reason Order: Lepidoptera – moths/butterflies Eggs: Fat, brown and near stem base Other Stages: Moth – large, red . . . → Read More: Episode 57 Squash Vine Borers (Pest Series) |
 
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