Red Caterpillar Identification Chart
They’re fire-engine red, a color cue to say: Stop! Don’t touch me! A million-plus years of evolution produced that message in those brash-bodied caterpillars. Nature’s … Read more
They’re fire-engine red, a color cue to say: Stop! Don’t touch me! A million-plus years of evolution produced that message in those brash-bodied caterpillars. Nature’s … Read more
Space out your solar panels correctly to make most of a solar array. Too narrow and one row block the sun all afternoon (in winter). … Read more
You feel anxiety when you see a jet-black caterpillar on your parsley leaves. Is it a pest? Or is it destined to become a pollinator? … Read more
Then one dry month turns your lush pasture sparse and you get it, carrying capacity matters. But what’s the carrying capacity? How much forage are … Read more
Getting the correct dose of herbicide in each gallon of sprayed-on water sounds easy enough, yet how do you measure that if a label calls … Read more
In this scenario, you plant an apple tree, hope to see some white blossoms in springtime, and then wait for the crop to come in. … Read more
It sounds easy: Put the correct amount of fertilizer, seed, or spray on each acre. But there’s a lot going on between recommended rate on … Read more
To set fruit, blueberries need to be pollinated with care. I know many gardeners who has flowers but no berries because they think that any … Read more
The heart of any working farm: The manure storage facility (a.k.a. The holding tank is where all the waste waits until weather allows for spreading. … Read more
Know your garden insects, both how they look, and what they do. Not all insect are pests; most aren’t. Learn which ones actualy harm things … Read more
Storing slurry is easy, except when it is not. It appears straightforward at first: Just build a large enough lagoon (or tank) to hold your … Read more