2 Aug
Chaga is a fungus that grows on trees in Upper Michigan. It is an amazing immune system booster as well as for dealing with arthritus.
It is much like the texture of dirt when it’s ground up. But don’t worry. It has no taste. It just looks alot like ground coffee once it’s ground up. Native American used to make tea out the chaga they found in the forest. The health benefits are many. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaga_mushroom
2 Aug
It’s now August. The bugs are at their peak and about to slowly fade away. So why am I dealing with the earwigs from hades? 
If you don’t live here or haven’t been back to Michigan in a while you don’t know about epidemic of earwigs. They are the most annoying of small bugs. Read about them here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwig
Disgusting,small, parasitic creatures. I HATE them! And now we’re living with them in huge numbers in the U.P. We never had them until a few years ago and every year there are more.
The only thing I’ve found that truly works is diatomaceous Earth.http://www.ghorganics.com/DiatomaceousEarth.html It’s a mouthful. I know. But this stuff really does the job and it’s not harmful to humans. Such a simple solution (for bedbugs too!) I got mine at Permaguard but you can pick the stuff up at ACE Hardware.
First I took old cheese bottles that have a shaker top and filled them with the DE and sprinkled it all over my window seals, entrances, edges of molding, basically, anywhere there was a crack. After a week I’m finally noticing dead earwigs. If you sat in one spot in the house for long enough you would see maybe 10 earwigs come out at night. Now maybe 1 or 2. It’s a darn good start and I would recommend this to everyone!
27 Sep
Cone Flower, Bee Balm, Calendula, Labelia, Lambs Quarter, skull cap are all featured here.
27 Sep
These three plants, Passion Flower, Lemon Balm and California Poppy are wonderful for hyperactive children and insomnia in adults. Also for general relaxation.
27 Sep
This is a just a little brief intro to my garden, starting with the thyme plant.
(it was a breezy day, sorry about the wind!)
27 Sep
I love my garden. I have been gardening for 17 yrs and so enjoy the days out in it. I spend many hours on finding new herbs to add to my collection. I hope you will enjoy looking at it and inspires you to get out there and start your own. 
