Gardener’s Friend, Winemaker’s Horror

September 11, 2013

Harmonia axyridis. Or In other words, this little critter: The Asian Ladybug Beetle is a non-native species that was introduced …

Thinning Buds

May 11, 2013

I think most every gardener knows that to get the most out of a crop one must from time to …

April 30, 2013

This is the third installment in my Tale of Two Properties serial. Progress on Property 1: I have already posted …

March 28, 2013

This is the second installment in my tale of two properties series. Here I will mention a few few words …

March 13, 2013

“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore” — Mark Twain Taking the advice of a fellow American, I have been …

March 11, 2013

I once knew a nature reserve manager who said his PhD really stood for “plumbing and hardware degree” given all …

February 4, 2013

We currently have about 2/3rd of a hectare to replant in wine (that is about 1.6 acres, pilgrim). Details why …

July 18, 2012

When I was a child, my mother had a cross stitch saying framed and hung on the wall of our …