The Dirt
A Pest you Can’t Help but Love
Love For the Hornworm by Sandy Swegel Yesterday was a bright sunny day and pollinators were out gorging on the nectar of asters. It’s been a good year for asters, those vigorous re-seeders. Besides honey bees and some native bees, there were at least seven hummingbird sphinx moths in a small garden area. Their very […]
After the Deluge
How to Help Our Gardens Survive by Sandy Swegel I went out into the garden yesterday for the first time since September 10th. I’m sure you heard of our flooding in Boulder and the Front Range area of Colorado. Back on September 11th, it started to rain here. That Wednesday started as a welcome rain […]
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 […]