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Becoming Biorationalnew
We examine pest control as if living systems matter.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
08-29-2006 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
Tiny Helpersnew
A look at the billions of bacteria that live in garden soil, on plants, inside beneficial nematodes and inside people.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
08-29-2006 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
To the Victor the Soilsnew
I have thrice confronted more daunting garden challenges than the one now glaring up at me from the yard below my office window.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-17-2006 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
Bedding Down for the Seasonnew
We discuss the contruction of raised beds.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-17-2006 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
Plummeting Pollinator Populationsnew
The demise of honey bees and other pollinators could have drastic effects on our food supply.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-06-2005 |
Gardening
A Real Slugfestnew
Learn to battle slugs with the powerful weapon of...coffee, and other tactics from the gooey world of slug control.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-06-2005 |
Gardening
Treasure Mapsnew
Now is the time to take a good look at this year's garden and take notes so you can plan your gardening strategy for next spring.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
10-27-2004 |
Gardening
Gonna Garden My Heartnew
Planting flowers among my vegetables, instead of relying on "old-fashioned" row crops, created a delightful garden. Nature abhors a monocrop.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
09-27-2004 |
Gardening
The Worms' Turnnew
An experiment in condo vermiculture (the fancy name for worm farming) allows a writer to move his houseplants from chemical agriculture to organic.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
09-27-2004 |
Gardening
Stupid Squash Tricksnew
Squash plants are too darn big. The rational solution appears to be cultivating fewer plants, but late-season plant loss can cut productivity disastrously. Here are some simple tricks to help preserve your harvest.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
08-03-2004 |
Gardening
Daylilies: Neither Do They Spinnew
Beautiful and edible, weedlike in their tenacity, bearing handsome foliage and available in a wide range of warm colors – what's not to like about daylilies?
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-09-2004 |
Gardening
Symbionts I Have Knownnew
Certain animals, including chickens, copperheads, cats and dogs, are beneficial to gardens.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-10-2004 |
Gardening
Meadow Gardens Can Eventually Grow Themselvesnew
Laissez-faire gardening -- letting a garden create itself instead of forcing plants into preconceived patterns -- is the simplest and most natural way to nurture plants.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-08-2004 |
Gardening
