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10 Neat Things about alliums
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10 Neat Things: About Alliums

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Caroline Fu 3115 Views10 Neat Things, 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 about raspberries the gardener
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10 Neat Things: Raspberries

May 5, 2022May 6, 2022 Caroline Fu 1901 Views10 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
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10 Neat Things: About Cats

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Caroline Fu 2497 Views10 Neat Things, cats, furry pets, Pets

1. The story of Molly, Tom and their confused friend, Gib. We all know that male cats are called Toms,

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how insects survive winter
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10 Neat Things: How Insects survive Winter

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Caroline Fu 4361 Views10 Neat Things, how insects survive winter, what happens to insects in 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 about Turtles
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10 Neat Things: Turtles

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Caroline Fu 1998 Views10 Neat Things, Pets, turtle

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 about Garlic
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10 Neat Things: Garlic

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Caroline Fu 2165 Views10 Neat Things, facts, garlic, trivia

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
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10 Neat Things: About Peonies

May 20, 2021May 21, 2021 Caroline Fu 3418 Views10 Neat Things, Flowers, peonies, Perennials

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 

10 Neat Things: About Skunks

March 11, 2021March 12, 2021 Caroline Fu 4098 Views10 Neat Things, garden citters, how to get rid of skunk smell, 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 about edible weeds
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10 Neat Things: Edible weeds

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 Caroline Fu 9578 Views10 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 Edibles 

10 Neat Things: About Berries

May 21, 2020June 11, 2020 Caroline Fu 4518 Views10 Neat Things, 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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