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17.09.15 | Ilona Erwin | 2 Comments

Monarch Butterflies In The Garden

2015

This year I saw a big uptick of Monarchs, along with many other types of butterflies in my garden. The most promising thing is the many Monarch caterpillars that I see happily munching on my plants. I don’t begrudge them. The garden has lots of Milkweed in it ( grown just for Danaus plexippus), but surprisingly…

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25.11.14 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Winter Arrived Early

garden chores + November + Seasons

Blustery Day, Past Year’s Losses Today is briefly warmer and blustery with high winds and rain, but it is more like a January thaw than the beige autumn Indian summer that we might normally expect. I don’t know that there is a clear sense of “normal” in our gardens anymore. Still, the patterns of the…

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12.06.09 | Ilona Erwin | 4 Comments

Diatoms

gardening tips + Interesting Facts for Gardeners

I happened upon a most amazing picture. Who knew that diatoms were such a lovely lot? Organic gardeners know that diatomaceous earth is useful for insect control, but I was surprised at its uses. There are food grade and pool grade, the latter being poisonous, but the food grade is good for worming, and to…

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26.02.04 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Emerald Ash Borer

Landscape Trees

I wanted to comment on the emerald ash borer news, but procrastinated. Apologies. Anyway, I read an article in the paper that reported Ohio was going to implement some drastic measures to eliminate the ash borer that has been located in Northeastern Columbus area and in the Northwestern part of the state. Cut down lots…

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22.09.03 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Little Moments in Time

Day in the life

Nice rainy day today. Yesterday my entymologist-to-be daughter captured a red-bodied dragonfly. It was really beautiful. She didn’t have her bug cage handy so we didn’t get to view it for very long. She also pointed out some fish in the water of the ditch. Seeing the world through the eyes of a child is…

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