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From Diatoms to Diatomaceous

Grubbycup Stash

Diatoms are common single-celled algae found in the phytoplankton of both fresh and salt waters. They can also live inland under semi-aquatic conditions on wet soils, mosses, and bark. Microscopic in size; their common length is about the width of a human hair. Similar to plants, diatoms rely on light and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.…

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Old Wisdoms: Gardening Tips from Ghosts

Not all the best garden tips are new. Borrowing from the past has been known to provide some gems. Take biodynamic garden methods, for instance, these are from 1924. Three sisters planting we got from the gardening methods already in use by the native Amerindians when the first European settlers arrived in the 1600s. Even much of…
February 12, 2016
Tammy Clayton

Bug Battles: What’s Eating My Tomatillos?

The first year I grew tomatillos, I had one plant. The weather was awful. I finally got a couple of handfuls of ripe ones right before the early frost, but not enough for canning salsa. The next year, I planted six of them. I got wheelbarrow loads of tomatillo fruits! The weather wasn’t necessarily better,…
July 11, 2014
Amber