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How to Learn About Gardening in a New Locale

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I was born and raised in the Midwest, primarily in Michigan and Illinois. A fall garden can be planted in early October, and that garden can produce most of the winter as long as it’s protected from frost and the occasional freeze. Seeds for the spring garden are planted indoors in December. Local gardening classes.

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Control Your Bagworms – Economically and Organically

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They plant some really nice foundation evergreen bushes and think they are done. In a couple of months, the worms have completely stripped the leaves, killing the plants. Bagworms, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, are moths that live in a silk bag covered with plant debris. I’ve seen it happen to my neighbors.