10 Neat Things: About Alliums
Allium azureum Toxicoxcordion venenosum Allium cepa (onion) Allium sativum (garlic) Allium moly Allium schoenoprasum (chives) 1. What are alliums? Plants
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10 Neat Things: Raspberries
1. Oh Ida, how red your blood. Raspberries, Greek mythology has it, were once white. Then along came Zeus’ nursemaid,
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10 Neat Things: About Cats
1. The story of Molly, Tom and their confused friend, Gib. We all know that male cats are called Toms,
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10 Neat Things: How Insects survive Winter
1. Die or pause? No, diapause. To survive the brutality of freezing winters, many insects enter a state of suspended
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10 Neat Things: Turtles
1. Turtle island. Turtle myths abound in creation stories throughout the world. The Hindus tell of a great flood that dissolves
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10 Neat Things: Garlic
1. Vampire repellent. There are many theories as to why garlic is considered an effective vampire deterrent: 1) Vampires are
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10 Neat Things: About Peonies
1. What’s so great about peonies? Peonies are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can
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10 Neat Things: About Skunks
1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and,
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10 Neat Things: Edible weeds
Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has 10 times the Omega 3
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10 Neat Things: About Berries
Gooseberries are true berries Raspberries Blackberries Saskatoon berries Blueberries Currants Honeyberries Cranberries 1. A tomato is a berry, a blueberry
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