By Amber Veverka Some species of oak trees in the Carolinas Piedmont are producing a more-abundant-than usual acorn crop this fall, say Carolinas tree experts, resulting in the phenomenon known as a “mast year.” White oaks include a variety of species, but are most easily identified this time of year by patchy, shaggy [...]
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Seeing more acorns than usual?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acorns, oaks, trees on November 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Get birds to eat from your hand
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birds on November 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Amber Veverka Patience. Time. And a whole lot of mealworms. That’s what you need to train wild Eastern bluebirds to eat from your hand, Charlotte-area bird experts say. And they’re not the only songbird brave enough to take a meal from your fingertips: Chickadees and wrens are plucky creatures that don’t [...]
Help with the Friendship Trays harvest
Posted in Uncategorized on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Volunteers are needed at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19th, to harvest mustard greens for Friendship Trays, a group that provides delivers more than 600 meals daily to elderly, handicapped, and convalescing people in the area. You don’t need experience or special tools – just bring your own gloves and water bottle if you want them. [...]
Make a cheap worm-composting bin
Posted in Uncategorized on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Amber Veverka Worms are the unsung heroes of the garden world. In as little as an hour, you can get them working for you with a cheap, homemade worm bin. They’ll eat your fruit and vegetable scraps and coffee grounds, turning it all into rich fertilizer. And the nice thing about worms is they’ll tolerate a [...]
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