Monthly Archives: February 2015

New feline friend has a garden to-do list, Jan. 15, 2015

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record The Allium triquetrum isn’t the most heinous of weeds, as far as weeds go. Yet, there are just some things you learn you can’t live with. Heather Hacking-Enterprise-Record Often when you make a wish out … Continue reading

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Cats and poisonous house plants, a new love survival guide Jan. 22, 2015

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record Next Tuesday will be two weeks that the new kitty has been cooped up in the house. I discovered that a new way to torture a cat is to let fresh air in through the … Continue reading

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In the the midst of a gopher siege, grow in a barricade — Feb. 5, 2015

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record Onions in a trough was the way Tom Orendorff learned to keep gophers at bay. One year he planted 400 onion sets in his yard, and harvested three onions. The gophers don’t bother the tomatoes, … Continue reading

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