Cowlick Cottage Farm

Tag: beneficial insects

  • A Walk on the Wild Side

    A Walk on the Wild Side

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    Carolyn Binder
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    While we mostly grow organic vegetables at Cowlick Cottage Farm, we try not to be one-dimensional. Knockout roses, daylillies, hydrangeas, jasmine, clematis and ginger all have a home here, too. They don’t get nearly as much attention as the tomatoes, okra and squash do, though. So when I plant flowers, they need to be able…

  • I Am Hot

    I Am Hot

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    Carolyn Binder
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    Summer is now upon us in the deep South, and I am hot. The dogs are hot, the chickens are hot, the plants are hot. Everything is a little wilted by noon, including me. This is not the easiest season to garden here. The heat saps your strength, and it is best to get up…