Saturday Tweets: Pierces Diesease and Electric Squirrels

January 16, 2016

...CCE advisors. https://t.co/2HagcxOvON pic.twitter.com/1URJYOiGh2 — Ag&Natural Resources (@ucanr) January 11, 2016 Helping the Homeless on a Budget https://t.co/7IW7aQfsgE — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 12, 2016 Map of power outages caused by small animals: https://t.co/01ZpKsIZ2k — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 12, 2016 The pocket grill https://t.co/42Pej9zQlT — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 12, 2016 The Real Problem With Lunch, via @...

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Mulch, mulch, mulch!

Mrs. Homegrown

May 14, 2015

Back to the Garden, Garden Design, Gardening, Permaculture, Soil

11 Comments

...Sometimes they are confused for one another, but they are quite different animals. Compost, which we talked about last week, is more nutrient rich than mulch. It’s full of life, and inoculates soil with that life. Mulch, on the other hand, is a blanket for the soil. (A blankie, as I think of it in my more regressive moments.) It is not a living material, as good compost is. Rather, it is made up of dead, dry plant matter (dead leaves, shredded wo...

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A Painful Beekeeping Lesson

Mr. Homegrown

July 20, 2015

Animals, Bees

20 Comments

...tentially dangerous situation not only for myself but for other people and animals. Thankfully it was raining and dark and I was the only victim. It was one of those situations when I knew what I was doing was stupid but I did it anyways, propelled by a needless hysteria. What did I learn? When it comes to beekeeping, never panic, always think ahead and stay calm and deliberate. Use smoke if you think there is any chance that bees might get angry....

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Our Radioactive Cat

Mr. Homegrown

May 1, 2024

Animals, Cats

8 Comments

...t doesn’t cause the cat any pain, but they can’t be around people or other animals for a few days. When he gets back we have to minimize contact with him for awhile and scoop out his litter into a bucket that has to sit for a few weeks before we can dispose of it. I’ve never been to a vet as organized and efficient as the folks doing this treatment, Advanced Veterinary Medical Imaging in Tustin. They send a daily spreadsheet update, call frequentl...

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