Kerry’s Garden

It seems our house has become the favorite stopping point for a local raccoon. By his size I would say he was born last year, perhaps one of the two babies I saw then. A while back my dog Ripley chased him up the porch post and onto our roof where he spent the next [...]

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After getting tired of chasing the cat out of my plants I decided to do a bit of research. It seems that wheat grass is good for kitties and I have lots of wheat berries so… If Katicus likes it I’ll probably invest in a nicer shallow container. The container in the photo above has [...]

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I believe it was the fall of 05 when I decided bird feeders outside the window behind my monitor was something that just had to happen. I had some left over 3/4″ copper pipe from the shower redo a few months prior and set out torch in hand. If I had to describe it I [...]

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Most people plant flowers to enjoy their beauty, aroma etc. I have many flowers that I grow for those reasons but one in particular, Butterfly Weed (a milkweed), I started from seed a couple of years ago in hopes that the local Monarchs would leave their young to feed on them. This is the first [...]

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This year I am going to be proactive where the squash vine borer are concerned. At least I hope I’m acting in time to be proactive. I saw an adult female hanging out near the zucchini today so tonight I gave all three a Bt treatment. It appears that the Bt Serenade fungicide is doing [...]

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I saw the first Japanese Beetle of the season today. The war begins again.

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