Syrphid Flies
Syrphid flies, also known as hover flies, or flower flies, are often overlooked, but these small beneficial insects are worth attracting to any garden. An important component of organic gardening is being aware of predator and prey relationships among the leaves and...
Planting Garlic
Fresh garlic (Allium sativum) is used in abundance in our kitchen, and is more than worthy of reserving some space for in our winter gardens. Garlic can be planted in our area from late September through late November. We generally try to remember to plant...
Bombus melanopygus edwardsii
We’ve mostly focused on installing the orchard and vegetable gardens this year, but our gardens would only be marginally productive without some help from our resident pollinators. Some estimates suggest that bumble bees are believed to be responsible for...
Tomato Harvest 2010
It’s been a strange tomato season this year on the Pacific Coast. From Southern California, to northern Washington State, gardeners have been lamenting over the coldest summer temperatures in more than 40 years. Although our personal productivity increased...
Agapostemon texanus
As the gardens and orchard were both newly installed this year, that part of the property has been host to numerous insect species since spring, some good, some bad, and a few ugly in recent months. As we produce everything organically, we don’t spray here,...
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