My two citrus trees, a Mandarin orange and a Meyer lemon, could not stay forever in the half-wine-barrel pots. This year it became clear that it was time to replant them. The orange, in particular, was looking very weak. So, yesterday, (more…)
April 2013
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April 10, 2013
Transplanting my potted citrus trees
Posted by ramblinrobert under My garden, my life | Tags: transplanting potted plants |Leave a Comment
April 10, 2013
About time
Posted by ramblinrobert under Bees, Politics and policy | Tags: almonds, CCD, colony collapse disorder, EPA, honey bees, neonicotinoids |Leave a Comment
Maybe there is hope for the honeybee. Despite all the benefits it provides modern agriculture, it has been devasted by Colony Collapse Disorder. While multiple possible causes have been implicated, and it is likely due to a combination of them, the standout problem was identified several years ago. It is (more…)