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Have you had the privilege of witnessing the Hummingbird Moth? They are actually quite rare. You may have even been fooled thinking it was a hummingbird with the way that they dart around quickly, hav … read more

One of my favorite tropical flowers to grow every year is the hibiscus plant. Living in a cold, upper mid-west climate like Northern Wisconsin, we don't have any tropical plants native to our area. So … read more

Fiddle Leaf Fig TreesFiddle leaf figs, or fycus lyrata, are unique trees that are native to the tropical Cameroon in Africa. It belongs to the fig/mulberry family. Even though its natural environmen … read more

This year, in addition to tapping maples, I also tapped 40 birch trees, that has been an interesting experiment. Birch trees flow much more than maple, but you need three times as much sap to make o … read more

Maple season came two weeks early this year. I normally tap around the 20th of March, but this year I put my first tap in on the 3rd of March, and should have started a day or two before that. I was … read more

I am well on the mend, and into the recovery of my immune system, our January thaw is over, the temps are dropping, but spring is coming, the days are getting longer, and my Carolina Reapers are sta … read more