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Sustainahillbilly:

n., Any hill dweller who knows that the best path to the future is through the arts of the past mixed with the smallest possible dose of newfangled ingenuity.

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How to Spray Milk to Prevent Powdery Mildew Disease

In the humid south we can usually expect plant diseases to start showing up in June and July. Some of them are difficult to manage at all, but powdery mildew (PM) has a surprisingly effective organic solution… milk!

Photo Caption: A simple sprayer and one part milk to nine parts water is around 90% effective [...]

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How to Identify Indian Pipes

I was inspired to feature these weirdos after a friend of mine mentioned that she found some recently.

Indian Pipes (Monotropa uniflora) are also referred to as ghost plant or corpse plant. They are in fact plants, though some people mistake them for mushrooms.

Photo Caption: Indian Pipes look like the souls of long-gone plants due [...]

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