Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:11:17 -0400 From: murrayswife Subject: Backyard Edibles I would like to recommend Keith Denny and his Backyard Edibles. We contacted him about putting in blueberry bushes.He has already been here, dug the soil samples and is sending them to Raleigh. I just couldn’t take onContinue Reading

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:10:34 -0400 From: Bynum FrontPorch Subject: Saturday >> Clean up the Haw! This Saturday on March 20th, teams of volunteers will be cleaning up trash along the banks of the Haw River, on the islands, and around access areas like bridges.  Bynum Front Porch willContinue Reading

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:18:54 -0400 From: suzanne white Subject: the gazillion little bee mounds… I asked Al Cooke about them, and he said: “There are several species (in at least 3 families) that are generally  referred to a”solitary bees.”  In general they are pretty harmless and usually  serveContinue Reading

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:33:08 -0400 From: Salinda Dahl Subject: Ground bees? My inquiry on the last chatlist was somehow shortened, thus giving the wrong impression. I do not have fire ants on my property. The insect making the hole in the ground, with a small mound of  dirtContinue Reading