Michelle Brunet

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Stories By Michelle Brunet

  • Flowers
    Flowers By Michelle Brunet November 4th, 2022

    What Spiders Have Black Bodies & Dark And Light Brown Legs?

    What Spiders Have Black Bodies & Dark and Light Brown Legs?. North America has approximately 3,000 species of spiders, but most of these do not pose a threat to humans. In fact, since they are predators, they do the avid gardener a great service when they kill insect pests. Spiders have eight legs, usually four pairs of eyes, an abdomen and a cephalothorax. If you want to identify the spiders in and around your home, the most distinguishing features are color and size. Several spiders, with black bodies and light and dark brown legs, exist in North America.

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  • Trees
    Trees By Michelle Brunet November 4th, 2022

    A Natural Way To Keep Bugs Out Of My Apple Tree

    A Natural Way to Keep Bugs out of My Apple Tree. Depending on where you live, a variety of insects attack apple trees. To avoid the destruction of your fruit and to keep your fruit healthy so you can make delicious pies or cider, you can employ some natural control methods rather than chemical ones. Some are preventative and others may be used after the pests have arrived. Before spraying a chemical pesticide, consider going "au naturel" to keep your animals, children and local ecosystem safe from chemical toxins.

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  • Produce
    Produce By Michelle Brunet November 4th, 2022

    How To Grow Hydroponics Without Chemicals

    How to Grow Hydroponics Without Chemicals. Using a hydroponic setup---growing plants without soil, usually in a water-based solution---is advantageous, as growing potted plants might introduce insects and disease into your home. However, growing hydroponically means the plants won't receive the nutrients they would from the soil, unless you add a fertilizer. To grow hydroponics organically, add a source of nutrients that are natural or chemical-free. Making a compost tea, also called a hydro-organic fertilizer, will provide your hydroponics with essential trace elements, beneficial bacteria, potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus. It is easy to do once you find the appropriate ingredients online or from a specialty gardening store. A combination of kelp or seaweed, bat guano and worm castings are an ideal combination for an organic fertilizer.

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  • Flowers
    Flowers By Michelle Brunet November 3rd, 2022

    Flowers That Begin With M

    Flowers That Begin With M. Whether you are considering flowers under their scientific name or common name, there are a number of varieties that begin with the letter "m"---mystical flowers that open only at night and magnificent flowers that show themselves all day, or blossoms that grow on plants, trees and vines.

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