When it comes to the inevitable face-off between you and bugs, keeping them away from your immediate vicinity is a top priority. There are pesticides and bug traps, but plants can reduce the need for so many chemicals around the patio. Plants are in the business of repelling insects as a natural way of defending themselves. They also need insects to perform cross-pollination so they can survive. It is an arms race between plants and insects, each trying to survive and prosper. We rounded … [Read more...] about Mosquitoes, Flies, Spiders are No Match for These Plants
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Cultivating a Multi-Million Dollar Boutique Wine Industry
As clouds wash over the Verde Valley on a drizzly spring day, Nikki Bagley shakes the dirt from her gloves and offers a smile of satisfaction. “We’re planting tannat today, which is a minor Bordeaux blending varietal,” she said above the sounds of raking and shoveling. “It’s very dark and tannic so it can be a good stand alone wine – it is age-able and sturdy – or it can be used to beef up a lighter-bodied wine.” Bagley is the director of Yavapai College’s viticulture program. Joining her … [Read more...] about Cultivating a Multi-Million Dollar Boutique Wine Industry