10 Neat Things: Succulents
Juicy leaves 1. Juicy fruit. With succulent plants, it’s not only the fruit that’s juicy, it’s the whole plant. These
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10 Neat Things
10 Neat Things: Asian Ladybugs
1. The bird that bites. Harmonia axridis, better known as the Asian ladybug or ladybird, has a number of anti-human
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10 Neat Things: Dragonflies
Do you have dragonflies in your garden? Here are 10 neat things about these cool dragonflies. https://youtu.be/xnO8Uk3bmsY 1. Do dragonflies
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10 Neat Things: Brussels Sprouts
1. Mon petit chou. My little cabbage, a term of endearment in French, could be applied to Brussels sprouts, which
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10 Neat Things: Edible weeds
Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has ten times the omega 3
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10 Neat Things about Elephants
1. Trunk. An elephant’s trunk is kind of like a nose, in that it is used for breathing and smelling
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10 Neat Things about Raspberries
1. Oh Ida, how red your blood. Raspberries, Greek mythology has it, were once white. Then along came Zeus’ nursemaid,
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10 Neat Things about Beets
1. Blood turnip. Beets or beetroots, as they are known in the United Kingdom, evolved from the sea beet, a
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Chokecherries and Chokeberries
Chokecherry fruit 1. Not the same. Chokecherries and chokeberries look quite similar to the untrained eye and they both taste
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10 Neat Things about Alliums
Allium azureum Toxicoxcordion venenosum Allium cepa (onion) Allium sativum (garlic) Allium moly Allium schoenoprasum (chives) 1. What are alliums? Plants
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