As is well known to Bermudians, summertime in Bermuda brings relentless heat that is particularly hard on gardens of all sorts. Lawns may easily brown under the scorching sun, and fruit trees and vegetable gardens yield little produce. As a result, the fall season is about rejuvenating the garden, planning for the cooler months and planting vegetables that will be enjoyed in the season ahead. To be applied between mid-September and the end of November, these tips are sure to help bring your garden to its best. Rejuvenation ...
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Beans, Carrots, Tomatoes: Your July Crop
The incoming heat of the summer means that July allows for the smallest number of vegetables to be planted in Bermuda. While in many places planting too early poses a risk that delicate seeds will not survive the frost, in Bermuda, planting in t...
July 16, 2018
Garden
Make A Calabash Bird Feeder
Calabash trees are useful for more than just sitting in the shade underneath them to write poetry – the large, spherical fruits they grow can be made into bowls and cups when hollowed out and dried. Though you probably have your own dishes ...
May 22, 2018
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Make Your Own Bluebird Box!
Bermuda bluebirds have become almost completely dependent on man-made bluebird boxes to survive. There is some evidence to suggest that the birds seek out wooden nest boxes over natural sites, and with good reason: the plucky bluebird is often e...
May 15, 2018
Garden
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Bermuda has a variety of butterflies native to our island; here’s how you can attract them at all stages of their life cycle to your garden! Bermuda Buckeye - Plantain With their delicate wings that seem like wings of art, there is no do...
May 14, 2018
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5 Plants That Bees Love
Bees are amongst the most important creatures to humans on Earth. These amazing insects pollinate over 80% of all flowering plants including 70 of the top 100 human food crops. One in three bites of food that we eat is derived from plants pollin...
May 13, 2018
