The Dirt
Food for Fall Pollinators
Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel Fall is a great time for birds and bears. Gardens and natural areas are full of seeds and berries for getting the calories needed for winter. Pollinators like bees, flies, butterflies, moths and insects need nectar and pollen food sources. When I was in the foothills this weekend I noticed […]
Fall Berries
Certified Organic Seeds We think of maple leaves when we think of Fall color, but berries that ripen in the Fall offer vivid color that lasts well into winter. They also provide food for birds and small mammals when there’s not much else to eat in winter. Words cannot adequately describe the wild colors you’ll […]
Apples
All About Apples by Sandy Swegel Two things I learned about apples this year. Reduce codling moths in your trees. A few years ago, I started following the advice of a local organic farmer to pick up the bad apples under my apple trees. I’ve always left them there to compost in place or waited […]