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Do Dragonflies Control Mosquitoes?
There is a growing movement toward mosquito control that doesn't involve spraying organophosphates and synthetic pyrethroids, both of...

Nate Venarske
Nov 3, 20232 min read
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Native vs Nonnative - is there a difference?
This is a contentious topic, and I am a latecomer to the discussion. That being said, I believe my data science background can shed some...

Nate Venarske
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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Native Annuals
Here is an incomplete list of native annuals that naturally occur in MS. Some of these will work wonderfully in a home landscape. Others...

Nate Venarske
Jun 11, 20232 min read
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Of Frost and Seeds
I am a summer boy. Give me eye-searing heat and the type of humidity that congeals in your lungs over a day in the low thirties. I like...

Nate Venarske
Dec 2, 20202 min read
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Landscaping in Hellstrips and Riverbeds
From my experience, every yard has at least one "problem spot." Whether it's that patch of grass between the sidewalk and the street...

Nate Venarske
Jul 14, 20204 min read
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Cottage Gardens: In Your Face, Minecraft Landscaper
There are as many styles of gardens as there are gardeners, occupying a spectrum from meticulously sheared boxwood hedges to a warzone of...

Nate Venarske
Jul 7, 20203 min read
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What's Buzzing?
Lots of busy insects have been hovering around my garden plants these past few weeks. Here are a few highlights! Bumblebee in Ipomoea...

Nate Venarske
Jul 3, 20201 min read
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Amending "Bad" Soil
The consensus of gardeners around the country is that clay is horrible for gardening. Of course, I'm using a relatively small sample...

Nate Venarske
Jun 30, 20203 min read
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Heavenly Bamboo: A Rant.
Hello! I hope you and yours are staying well in these uncertain times. I know, I'm sick of that opening line as well. But as you...

Nate Venarske
Jun 28, 20202 min read
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