In the beginning, female butterflies lay a small and colorful egg on a leaf or stem (茎) of a plant. It’s hard to believe that the egg will become something completely different in a few days. It becomes a walking insect. This insect is called caterpillar. It now has legs, eyes ...
You can work around limited space, but the weather is a little harder to manipulate. Some vegetables like cool weather, while others simply don't get going until the weather warms up later in the season. The secret to success isn't so much where you plant vegetables but when you plant ...
It’s more convenient to buy prepared foods, but you’ll pay extra. Whenever possible, buy whole foods with a minimal amount of processing and packaging. For instance, purchase a whole watermelon rather than wedges or plain rice that you can season at home rather than premade rice pi...
The Idaho Department of Agriculturecalls this one “the unwanted hitchhiker” and that’s because it hitches a ride on things like wood packing material and firewood. That’s probably how it got here from Asia, to begin with. Since it was first detected in Michigan in 2002, it’s d...
The Idaho Department of Agriculturecalls this one “the unwanted hitchhiker” and that’s because it hitches a ride on things like wood packing material and firewood. That’s probably how it got here from Asia, to begin with. Since it was first detected in Michigan in 2002, it’s destroy...
As we mentioned briefly in the observation above men are drawn to things that go boom. Whether its fireworks, too much lighter fluid on a grill, or a watermelon wrapped in rubber bands the moment of physical release is always enticing to the male of the species. It’s even better if th...