Monthly Archives: August 2018

How Bayer’s Bug-Killer Got Hitched to Monsanto’s Weed-Killer

Posted on August 19, 2018 by aheronsgarden

Adventures Down the Rabbit Hole It was a spectacular June affair. Monsanto was Matron of Honor for Roundup (Lizzie Borden of Weed-Killers), and Bayer was Best Man for Neonics (Godfather of Bug-Killers). The Department of Justice was Justice of the … Continue reading →

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Summer After the Winter of Three Degrees

Posted on August 3, 2018 by aheronsgarden

The Pittosporum Rout What a fickle gardener I am! Pittosoporum were hit hard after last winter, harder than we thought. We assumed they would bounce back by midsummer, but they didn’t. Reasonable rainfall might have promoted growth, but more than … Continue reading →

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