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Watermelon Crop Circles

Spotting these Unique Looking Viruses by Sandy Swegel Nature is so darn weird some days.  My friend Lara found four watermelons with this a design in them growing in her farm field.  Her neighbors are, um, quirky enough that one of them might have spent the night carving the design.  But a quick google for […]

Fall Gardening: Getting Ready

Preparing Your Garden For Fall by Sandy Swegel What a great time of year this is.  And not just because the harvest is upon us and tomatoes are ripening and winter squash are filling out.  It’s a great time because school is starting again and school supplies are in the stores bringing up great memories […]

Make your own Apple Picker

DIY Gardening Tools by Sandy Swegel My beautiful orange apple picker came to a sad end last year under the wheels of a pick-up truck that smooshed it beyond recognition. We sadly have very few apples this year because of late frosts so more than ever I need a picker to reach the apples that […]