June 28 , 2012
Texas Tall Tales: insects, design, and a story for the whole family!
Texas does n’t wimp around . We ’re in a state of perpetual extremes : conditions , flowering round , and insects . One colossus you ’re golden to find in your compost pile are these guys , like in Daphne ’s healthy compost bin .
This hebdomad , Daphne introduces us to her Friend . They are the larva of wild ox or elephant mallet , sometimes foretell rhinoceros beetle ( though that ’s a different specie ) . But they are all braggart !
Here ’s an adult we spotted on a shoot latterly . They do n’t move around much so she did n’t judgement when I moved her into a good tv camera place . I should have put my hand there for comparing , but she was almost 2″ tenacious !
Daphne explains that these are not the dreaded June mallet grubworms . These are good larvae to aid break down your compost pile!Here ’s even more about this beneficial .
ardor ant love compost piles as much as we do . Daphne explicate why , and how to chase them out .
fly in the compost pile : that ’s another pesky situation . John Dromgoole demonstrateshow to fend them off with layering technique . Not only does the layering deter rainfly , it helps hie up decomposition reaction .
you’re able to even charge up composition board egg cartonful , shred your non - glistening newspapers , and empty your vacuum cleanser or pet fuzz grooming over fresh kitchen waste . And to hie thing up even more , John demonstrate how to quickly add together a little water every time you rinse out a jar or can for recycling .
Children may not be tall , but they can assure us the marvellous tales of imagination , especially when call us on a banana !
I absolutely love the story this ikon tells , the Logos ofgardener and blogger Marc Opperman . And I bet that banana gets bang-up receipt , too !
On stories that incite imagination , this hebdomad Tom meetswithauthor Cherie Colburnto spin a few tale from her child ’s book , Bloomin ’ Tales : Legends of Seven Favorite Texas Wildflowers . For readers outside of Texas , getBloomin ’ Tales : Seven Favorite Wildflower Legends , essentially the same but with a mapping for North America .
In fact , it was hard to blue-pencil because I wanted to curl up with my blankie to listen Cherie say a few more stories .
splendidly illustrated by Joy Fisher Hein , these tales from many pagan perspectives powerfully connect tike ( and adults ) to works through stories that spark our imaginativeness .
And check out the Fun Facts !
Cherie is also agarden designer and speaker(grab her for your radical ! ) . On her web log , GardenDishes , she dishes up great garden information and answer your enquiry .
Young parents and grandparent will also bed Cherie ’s poignant children ’s book , Our Shadow Garden , illustrate by children at the Children ’s Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson Cancer Center . All royalties do good that programme , too !
On marvellous tales , have you ever heard the one about the gardener who move from Minnesota to Texas?Here ’s Kathleen Lorsbach ’s truthful storyof her changeover and how she hear a new plant life lexicon when she fall in honey with Texas plant .
Daphne ’s Pickis another plant that does n’t wimp around ! They ’re stopping traffic all over town : Pride of Barbardos|Red Bird of Paradise ( Caesalpinia pulcherrima ) .
You ’ll also see the Yellow Bird of Paradise ( Caesalpinia gilliesii ) like this one in Connie Lawson ’s garden .
For her and Kathleen Lorsbach , they do n’t freeze back in wintertime . Thepulcherrimausually will : just cut off it back and it will leaf out again in springtime .
abide cool until next week ! Linda
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