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Killer Gardening Mistakes: Haiku

ByDavid Kuhns June 12, 2019August 29, 2019

When planting gardens, /
you shouldn’t confuse okra/
pods with Orca pods.

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Why Take Risks
ByDavid Kuhns March 5, 2018March 15, 2018

The field had to flood. The pair had to trek through woods. Risk brings blessed beauty.

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Wildflower Seed Harvesting Tips
ByDavid Kuhns December 30, 2021December 31, 2021

At Spirit Tree Farms, we’re learning a lot about wildflower seed harvesting as we go along. Why do we do wildflower seed harvesting? Simple: To grow more wildflowers, to aid Mother Nature, and to attract more butterflies and other pollinators. Wildflower Seed Harvesting Lessons This year (Dec., 2021), as I was harvesting goldenrod and crownbeard…

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Why Make And Maintain A Natural Yard: For The Birds, Bees and Butterflies
ByDavid Kuhns October 6, 2019October 7, 2019

Natural yards for the birds, bees and butterflies — and for the pleasure they brings human senses — are nothing new. I personally have created my own natural yard for decades, as has my brother. Where did that inspiration come from? Our forest ranger father, who taught all my siblings that lawns were silly, foolish,…

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What Is It? Nature’s Guys Want To Learn!
ByDavid Kuhns March 18, 2018March 18, 2018

I confess: Nature’s Guys don’t know everything! Especially about the flora and fauna of Northwest Georgia, where I just moved. But this morning in mid-March, a whole bunch of birds’ songs hit my ears. And I’m curious: What ARE they? So we decided to start a new section of Nature’s Guys, called “What Is It?…

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Trees In My Yard, Peaceful Evenings, Improv Piano, And Learning
ByDavid Kuhns May 4, 2019July 30, 2019

This evening, just before the sun set, I walked around the edge of my driveway, taking photos of tree in my yard (specifically on the edge of my property). I was stunned by the bio-diversity of this small plot of land. within the distance I can throw a baseball (which isn’t very far), I have…

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Frost Flowers from Crownbeard Wildflowers
ByDavid Kuhns January 4, 2022January 4, 2022

Our Wildflower Spiral on SpiritTreeFarms is home to crownbeard wildflowers in the summer and frost flowers with the first hard freezes of late autumn. But what are frost flowers and how do they form? Watch the video to find out! (Or read more). Dead Crownbeard Stems Wick Up Water Which Freezes Into Frost Flowers Crownbeards…

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