The answer is simple really.   With all the pesticides that folks are using, it’s a wonder we have any insects alive to go about their jobs in nature.  Not to forget what it is doing to us humans with sickness and changing our human structure as a whole.  I have had many folks coming to me saying I am wrong in essence, but in reality I tell them what part of poison do you not understand.  No poison what’s so ever is good for us humans, insects, animals or plants or environment.  There are better solutions out there but most choose not to use them.  They like the easier softer way.  But in saying that I do see a major change happening with our new generation.  They can not be fooled, as the older generation has been, they are well informed through the internet of today, along with having capabilities beyond imagination.  They stand up for what is right and not afraid to do so.  Good for them as it’s been a long time coming. They are the protectors of the new world.

For a long time now I have been reading reports of our diminishing honey bees.  I have also written a few articles relating to the subject.  The reason we are loosing our Honey Bees can all be said in just one word.  Humans, we are the cause,  Why? Simple.  Pollution, as Power Wind Mills, Cell Towers, Pesticides by the tons on our food crops and soil, air pollution with our cars, trucks and mowers, Pharmaceutical drugs flushed down the toilets by the millions after going through our bodies, which are pretty well all unneeded by the way, my opinion only of course, just to many to name.  No need for me to go any further, as if you can’t see the problem you got blinders on.  Don’t need no scientist to figure it out.

Was out down below on our property yesterday and just had to cut a few wild roses from my wifes rose garden.  Thought I would take a picture of them to show ya. Sure smell nice let me tell ya.  It is very hard now a days to find any flowers that smell, as most today have all been altered by us humans.  Nice to look at, but that is all they are good for.  Click Picture to enlarge.  Have a great day. 

Was out down below on our property yesterday and just had to cut a few wild roses from my wifes rose garden.  Thought I would take a picture of them to show ya. Sure smell nice let me tell ya.  It is very hard now a days to find any flowers that smell, as most today have all been altered by us humans.  Nice to look at, but that is all they are good for.  Click Picture to enlarge.  Have a great day. 

Took a picture of our vegetable garden a week ago, will take another, as it sure has grown since then.  Give you an idea of how us northerners grow our gardens.  Had it in this year two weeks before the 24th of May.  Amazing how our climates are changing, as in all my years of farming in Niagara, I would never even think of putting in my plants before May 24th. Click Picture to enlarge. Just one of many gardens I have around the old place.  Been eating salads now for over a month.  Enjoy your day.

Did you know you know that rhubarb leaves will kill just about any bug.
Take the leaves off the stocks and put them in a pot with water, they should be cut up in pieces.  Fill the pot up to just about two inches from the top and then put the water to them.  Boil this for about half an hour, strain the leaves out of this and let it cool.  Put in a spray bottle adding Sunlight liquid soap, about quarter cup according to how much liquid you have, mix the two together and spray both sides of the leaves of the plants affected.  Hope this helps you out.  Great bit of info handed down from GIb, one of my readers.  Great way to fix a few bugs naturally, that is if you really need to. Most problems look after themselves if left alone.  Enjoy your day out in the garden.

With Spring closing in on us, I know there are a lot of folks just itchin to get outside in their gardens.  Myself included.  I like winter as nature does, a time of rest but I like the warmer weather better.  Last year I had a lot of folks ask me about a natural bug spray.  Here is a very good recipe that I am sure will help your plants stand up to them pesky pests along with a few that like the indoors also.  Take a look

You can make your own organic bug spray from kitchen leftovers! Simply save your onion skins, peels and ends then refrigerate in an empty margarine-sized tub or ziplock bag until the container is full. Once you have enough, place the onion pieces in a pail and fill with warm water. Soak for a few days, up to a week. You can keep this on the patio in the sun to steep but this is optional. After one week, strain the onion bits out and store the onion water in spray bottles.

Bury the onion bits around plants that are prone to aphids, spiders and other pests. Just spray both house and garden plants with the water to fight aphids and pests. You can also mix your garlic trimmings in with the onion pieces, bugs hate garlic too!

For years folks have enjoyed the fluttering wings of the Monarch butterfly gracefully spreading its joy around the world, at no cost to us; pollinating crops with out ever complaining, not even once.  Now though they are on the decline slowly dying  a pain full death.  The Monarchs love milk weed plants as it needs them to reproduce and is the only plant that their young can feed on. Today though the pesticides in GM modified plants are spreading to the milkweed plants and killing them, in turn the Monarchs are slowly dying and if left to continue they will soon all be gone.  What a shame, a small lovely critter that dedicates its life to helping us now being destroyed by the big money hungry companies of the world today.  My opinion only.