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With the warm weather we had this week you would have thought it was spring in our store as we were selling grass seed, fertilizer, lime and hoses. Yes the weather is still good for planting grass …
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Jim Boxberger
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10/6/23
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An industry magazine came in to me at the store this week with some not so surprising news about a garden product almost everyone uses, peat moss. Peat moss is used for just about everything in …
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Jim Boxberger
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9/29/23
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With the colder nights that we are starting to have, many homeowners are starting to bring indoors firewood for heating their homes for the winter. This is something Vicki and I did for the …
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Jim Boxberger
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9/22/23
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So on top of the deer problems that I have, now there is a pesky bear hanging around. At least this bear does wander off quickly when he or she knows that I am home. I don’t need to clank pots …
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Jim Boxberger
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9/15/23
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Sitting in my yard this week on one of our beautiful days, I had an Isaac Newton moment, it just hit me. It was an acorn that was falling from the mighty oak I was sitting under. I have to say, for …
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Jim Boxberger
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9/8/23
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Canning season has been in full swing now for about two months already, but now the push is on as local apples, pears and peaches are becoming available and the garden is getting ready for the …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/25/23
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So I initially thought that this year was a banner year for bees. We have been selling more beehives, frames and supplies than any other year in the past ten years, but upon further conversations …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/18/23
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We recently had some trees cut down at our new house in Eldred. Three of the pine trees we had cut were easily seventy-five feet tall and overhanging utility lines. So needless to say, we hired a …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/11/23
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So after last week’s hot and humid weather, this nice dry cooldown was much appreciated. But wait, it’s August and I had to put on the heat in my car on the way to work on Wednesday when …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/4/23
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It seems like the gypsy moth caterpillars are finally going away, of course changing into gypsy moths. We have sold more products this year to get rid of gypsy moths and their caterpillars than the …
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by Jim Boxberger Jr.
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7/28/23
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Everyday, we sell earthworms to customers looking to relax and do a little fishing. We carry both the large nightcrawlers and smaller red worms for a variety of fishing situations. But these worms …
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by Jim Boxberger Jr
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7/21/23
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I recently made another rare critter observance at our new house in Eldred. A few weeks ago I wrote about the Eastern Box Turtle I found in the yard, and this week is another curious critter. …
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7/14/23
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