Organic Tick Control
Throughout New England there is a prevalence of two types of ticks that are primary vectors of disease, the deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, (Lyme Disease, human babesiosis, and human anaplasmosis) and the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever). When asked to “do tick control” or “spray for ticks,” the goal is to limit […]
Traditional vs. Organic Land Care
Organic gardening is a method of growing plants as part of a natural system rather than growing a plant for its own sake. Let’s look at some of the differences between organic and traditional methodologies.
Dante’s Organic Garden
Spring has sprung; and the temptations of the gardens are in bloom. Dante’s Inferno is a poignant reminder of where the eternities will be spent by those practicing these gardening sins.
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