General Gardening Category
St John’s Wort or the greek Hypericum Perforayum which means “Over a spirit”. Other common names are Goatweed, Klamath Weed, Tipton’s Weed and Rosin Rose. It is named after John the Baptist as it is harvested at midsummer on his Birthday. There are many mentions of the sun and the Solstic to St John’s Wort. As I look at and live with and learn to… Read More »Saint John’s Wort plant
We have a cherry tree here on Butterfly Hill. It was gangly and had not been pruned in many years. So there were not many cherries at all. This year I decided to try and save some of the cherries for us. The birds get most of them. Flash tape was put on the lower branches we could reach. I knew that I would not… Read More »The 1st Cherry Harvest
As I watched the Caterpillars grow, I had no idea the journey they would take me on…. Early on in our lockdown, my Birthday arrived. I got a email that a package was at my P. O. So I masked up and picked up the present that magically arrived on my actual birthday! It was a set to raise Caterpillars to Butterflies that my sister… Read More »“Be brave like the Caterpillar, so you can Fly like the Butterfly “
I was doing some research on Butterfly habitats and came across this great program from The National Wildlife Federation. If you are interested in being a Butterfly hero check it out here… Come get inspired with our fun community
In this Facebook video I go over the current seed shortage and quick and easy kitchen hacks to get growing now! Come get inspired with our fun community
Michelle shares some great homesteading info for backyard gardening in this quick and fun Facebook Live video. Preparing for late Sping rains… and planting vegetables from the kitchen during seed shortage. Come get inspired with our fun community