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I received a call this morning that the friend I visited last week had passed away.

This growing old is getting tough. Nearing 73 I am taking a couple meds and my back hurts a lot. That is not the hard part. The hard things is watching family and friends age. Some of my friends take as many pills in a day as I do in a month. Last week I visited my college room mate. He is in...

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They adults actually eat the nectar from goldenrod. I understand not many do the spraying , but I did see a post questioning how to protect the plants around their house while the husband was spraying for bugs. Actually burdock is one of the plants that adult Monarch's get nectar from. Burdock...

MONARCH BUTTERFLY. The Monarch Butterfly migrate to an area of Mexico every Fall. Then in the spring they migrate back to their summer home. It takes 3 to 5 generation for this migration cycle to be completed. The Great Great grandchildren of the ones who start migrating are the ones who...

Most weeds do lots of good for the enviroment. Milkweed is the only food source of the Monarch butterfly. It takes 3 to 5 generations for the annual migration of Monarch's to be completed. Many weeds are a nectar source for bees including honeybees. In late summer these weeds are about the only...

No,this is a pack of fresh seeds that was pushed back and never planted. The Rutgers 30+ years ago tasted much better and I don't want to make a mistake and loose them.

Rutgers tomatoes use to have a good flavor but I have noticed over the last several years the flavor is not as good as they use to be. Recently I found a few Rutgers seeds from 30 years ago in a bag. The storage location is normally above room temperature so the chance of them germinating is...

They will probably find me in my beeyard someday. I started in 1981 and have constantly researched and read about them since. I find lots of pleasure taking care of my bees

Hello from West Virginia. I use to garden a lot and got sidetracked into beekeeping. I am ready to do more gardening now that I am retired.