Some weeks ago tenants complained of a foul odor they thought was coming from inside a wall. Since there weren’t any walls where the smell was, I checked the basement but could find nothing where I suspected some animaly might have crawled into and died: the space between the Fiberglas insulation and the floorboards. I […]
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It was a glorious morning here in the District of Columbia–one of those cool, delicious July mornings that we always wish for–so I grabbed my hat and went outside to turn the compost pile. There I noticed these tomato plants sprouting amidst the decomposing grass clippings and shredded leaves and kitchen scraps. Tomato seeds are […]
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I was visiting a community garden yesterday to answer questions about dealing with pests organically. One of the gardeners wanted to know if there was anything they could do about the mosquitoes. My immediate response was, Don’t garden when the mosquitoes are out. Somehow we’ve arrived at a point where we humans think nature is […]
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