This blog highlights the discovery of praying mantis egg cases in the garden and encourages others not to discard them during spring cleanup. It emphasizes the importance of these beneficial insects in maintaining a healthy garden ecosystem.
It also shares practical tips for preserving mantis habitats, such as setting aside trimmed stems and avoiding burning brush. The overall message promotes a more aware, nature-friendly approach to gardening that supports beneficial wildlife.
Here, you’ll find several worksheets to pass out to your TROOP for use towards all levels of American Heritage Girls Badge Work for BioMimicry. Faith Connection By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (Hebrews 11:3, NIV) Mini …
Biomimicry means people learn from animals and nature to create new things 🐶 🐱 🐻 🐰 🦊 🐼 🐨 🐯 🦁 🐸 🐵 🦉 🐧 🦋 🐞 🐜 🕷️ 🐢 🐍 🐟 🐬 🐳 🦒 🦓 🦌 🐿️ 🦔 We Love Learning from Nature!!! 🐞 🚗 Examples of Animal Homes Solutions in Nature 🐚 Nautilus …
From Morels to Ramps: Cooking with Wild Plants in Ohio There’s something deeply grounding about gathering your own food from the forest floor. Over the last several years, I’ve fallen in love with the art of foraging and the joy of experimenting in the kitchen with what I find. Whether it’s crafting a rich soup …
Training Your Young, Skinny Pear Tree (5–7 Years Old) ✅ Training Goals 🍐 Encourage a strong central leader (if upright growth is desired). Develop 3–5 well-spaced scaffold branches (main limbs) around the trunk. Widen branch angles to about 45–60° to strengthen limbs and encourage fruit spurs. 🔧 Step-by-Step Plan 1. Choose Your Scaffold Limbs Pick 3–5 strong, evenly …
🙅♀️ Beware!! 🕸️🕷️ There are some things that can cause you trouble on the trail! 🕸️ Here is a short list. Stinging Nettle, Brown Recluse Spider, Poison Ivy, Foxglove, Poison Mushrooms, Don’t Leave Your Tent Door Unzipped! A CLEVER person solves a problem. A WISE person avoids it. Albert Einstein Plants in Ohio to Avoid …
In North-Central Ohio, this is one of the best early native crops to be found. Ramps: Ohio’s Wild Cousin of a Garlic 🧄🥬 I would describe the flavor profile of wild ramps as leafy with a garlic punch. More earthy and darker than a conventional green onion. Ramps are also a little “greener” and brighter …
This post by Groovy Plants Ranch gives an outline over the decades of what types and styles of gardens and plants have been popular in our history since the 1940’s. https://www.groovyplantsranch.com/blogs/penny-flora-thoughts/mothers-day-blog-generational-plants
Have you seen one of these at your local library? It makes me so happy that these are being converted to a seed-sharing library! (Not to mention this is a wonderful way to re-purpose an outdated but amazing piece of furniture.) New Uses for Old Technology A card-catalogue drawer chest was once used to house …
Have you ever wondered if the old adage is true? If there are really a specific number of weeks from the first cricket song counting down to the first frosty morning of autumn?
