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October 11, 2014

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Our Grape Arbor is a Stacking Function Fail

Mr. Homegrown

July 23, 2015

Gardening, Pests

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...cultural notion of “stacking functions.” The grapes provide both shade and food. The fantasy was to spend the summers like a Roman emperor, reclining on a couch and occasionally reaching up to grasp a succulent cluster of grapes. Let me, however, add a few a few unsavory slices to this permacultural sandwich (in addition to the delusions of grandeur): rats, mice and squirrels. All day and night hungry mammals rain down half chewed grapes. And the...

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A Painful Beekeeping Lesson

Mr. Homegrown

July 20, 2015

Animals, Bees

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...common sense. I guess the final lesson is that we humans have a special way of screwing things up. Bees? They plan ahead, store up food for a rainy day and keep focused....

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Your Thoughts on Treadle Feeders?

Mr. Homegrown

July 3, 2015

Animals, Chickens

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...is dispensed. It beats having to wake up at five in the morning to put out food in a conventional feeder. You have to teach your chickens how to use a treadle feeder. One of the veterinarians suggested putting something shiny on the feeder. Your flock will step up to peck at it and discover that the feeder opens. There are two problems I can think of with a treadle feeder. One was mentioned by a fellow classmate. Squirrels figured out how to open...

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046 Caring for Older Cats

Mr. Homegrown

May 13, 2015

Animals, Cats, Podcasts

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...al disease Oxifresh oral hygene The dietary needs of older cats Dry or wet food? Obesity Arthritis Kidney disease Water Hyperthyroidism avmi.net Grooming Step stools Checking your cat’s teeth and gums Feeding times Urinating outside the litter box Integrating older and younger cats Heating pads for older cats If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can sub...

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