'Wildman' Brill Edible Plants App

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"Wildman" Steve Brill recently released his Wild Edibles app!  This app helps users identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants in the wild.  It also includes harvesting methods, preparation instructions, and recipes to help prepare foraged foods.  The beginners version that contains the most common plants is free.  The full version currently costs $7.99.  For more information about "Wildman" Steve Brill and his apps click here.

Beer Slug Traps

Turn an ordinary yogurt cup into an effective organic slug trap.  Just dig a hole, and place the empty yogurt cup into the hole.  Make sure the soil line is flush with the top of the cup.  Then pour cheap beer into the cup.  The slugs are attracted to the beer, and unwittingly fall into the cup of beer and drown.  It works!  I have caught some pill bugs (a.k.a. roly polies) too.  You can empty them out weekly, and resupply with new beer.

Propagating Stragglers

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This flowering plant was spreading across the sidewalk (See Photo 1) so I decided to take a small cutting (See Photo 2).  I am attempting to propagate it using this propagation method.