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by Abigail Hinsman
I have laid 1/4 of the 3,000 tuberose bulbs to dry on the garage floor. Winter preparation is underway, with cutting back the foliage, lifting the ...
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by Abigail Hinsman
Smell connects us to our unbelievably nuanced animal intelligence. The average human being can discriminate between more than one trillion unique o...
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by Abigail Hinsman
I'm constantly being asked, "Why so much shit, piss, glands, musk, rot, dirtiness, and menses?"
Undoubtedly, this question pertains to the base.
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by Abigail Hinsman
The coffee plants I purchased in 2017 only started to flower this spring. Now they are on their second, more prolific flush than they had in May. ...
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by Abigail Hinsman
Annona muricata
A wineskin shaped custard apple, green and covered in spikes. Cut in half, it is a white and black butterfly. A giant worthy of s...
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by Abigail Hinsman
Every day fresh blossoms are culled and laid on the pommade (plant based fats and waxes), and spent blossoms are removed. This ancient technique is...
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