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subhashini
- May 9, 2022
- 4 min
The Caterpillars ate my Newsletter!
There is this inconspicuous lemon plant in my backyard. It stands between a coconut tree and a rustic shelf where I store my gardening stuff. It is just a plant with green leaves for most of the year, except when it hosts the caterpillars of the Mormon butterfly. Though it is not my first time observing these caterpillars, it is refreshing to watch a life cycle unfold and a butterfly being born. The mormon caterpillars are usually seen twice a year on the lime plant- April/Ma
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subhashini
- May 2, 2022
- 1 min
Neem leaf juice for the garden
It is peak summer and the season when mealy bugs and aphids take over the plants. It is also the season when along with many other trees the neem also gives out fresh leaves. We bring the leaves home to decorate the front yard during the Kannada and Tamil New Year that's celebrated during these months. There is a whole bunch of them lying around for a few days. Every year I would dry them and scatter them in pots along with the already exiting mulch. This year I made a neem s
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