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How to make a codling moth trap

Posted by Hank on Feb 10, 2012 in Tending your garden | 0 comments


Simeon made this homemade concoction to attract the male codling moths before they mate with the females. We found an old milk plastic container. Made a hole just below the shoulder. The rain can’t get in to dilute the mixture but the moths can crawl up inside. We made up the mixture in just a few minutes. (more…)

Micro gardens

Posted by Hank on Feb 3, 2012 in Tending your garden | 0 comments

Micro gardens

If you have just a small place to grow your vegetables you might try a micro-garden.

They can be as small as a single pot-plant on a window sill.
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The miracle hour

Posted by Hank on Feb 3, 2012 in Tending your garden | 0 comments

There is an hour that comes silently to all of us. It is a gift. In our family we call it The Miracle Hour. (more…)

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1. Photo of jar of preserved fruit by Barbara Agnew at http://www.flickr.com/photos/hockadilly/4281203509/. 2. I took this photo at our Ward Primary activity where Dads and their children built garden boxes, filled them with earth and sewed seeds.

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