Tag Archives: pesticides
What’s that smell?
One day last week, I got a whiff of something noxious nearby. The smell was not unlike ones I’ve sniffed driving through Pennsylvania farming country— fertilizer, maybe. A bitter, acrid smell invaded my senses. I felt it in my nose, … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica, Food, Gardening, Life abroad, Rural Living
Tagged cow fodder, fertilizer, fragrant canes, noxious smells, pesticides, plantain peels
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Spiders and beetles and toads, oh my
Like many women I know, I hate insects. If I were in South Philly, I’d say they skeeve me- or I skeeve them- I’ve never been sure of the exact usage. Insects can turn me into a raving lunatic, a … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica, Gardening, Life
Tagged beetles, insects, June bugs, leaf cutters, lizzards, pesticides, rainy season, spiders, toads
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