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With the nice weather this week everyone coming in are asking when can we plant. Well, it is still real early and things like flowers with the exception of pansies are out of the question. But there …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/7/23
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Don’t be quick to blame deer, rabbits or the crazy winter for why your favorite shrub or tree didn’t make it through the winter. Sometimes the problem is much smaller, it could be the …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/31/23
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Well now it is officially spring and the weather this week was much nicer than what we have experienced in the early part of March. Watching television this past weekend I saw loads of …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/24/23
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Well a couple of weeks ago I said “Beware the Ides of March” and look what happened. We’ve now had more snow in March than January and February combined and it is probably not over …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/17/23
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I know the weather has been pretty sucky the last few weeks, but the weather is the least of our worries. Last week I ended my column with the fact that Lily has had two ticks on her already this …
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Jim Boxberger Jr
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3/10/23
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After our tour of the Mayan Chocolate Company our tour concluded at the Barriecito tequila distillery. The Barriecito distillery is a small batch distillery on the mainland of …
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3/3/23
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Last week I wrote about Mayan culture and a tour of a Melipona bee sanctuary and this week will be the chocolate portion of our tour with a visit to the Mayan Chocolate Company. Chocolate has …
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Jim Boxberger
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2/24/23
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In case you missed me the last week or two, I was away taking a little time off before the busy season to get some rest and relaxation. During that time, my wife, Vicki and I went to Cozemel, Mexico. …
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Jim Boxberger
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2/17/23
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Now that Covid and 2022 are in the rearview mirror, hopefully everyone will be able to get back to normal in 2023, whatever that may be. Twenty twenty-two still had many challenges leftover from …
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Jim Boxberger
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2/3/23
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These long nights in the winter, I can't help but to scroll through hundreds of channels of garbage on TV just to come back to watching reruns of the Big Bang Theory.
Reality shows seem …
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Jim Boxberger
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1/27/23
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In case you missed last week’s column, so did I. I was traveling to visit my mom in Southwest Florida and completely forgot to get my column in early. That being said, the plant I was going to …
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Jim Boxberger
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1/20/23
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Did you enjoy the warm weather we have had lately? Don't worry it won't last and we will be back to winter before long. But this warm weather does pose a problem for your yard.
After the …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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1/6/23
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What ever happened to sleigh riding? We have plenty of snow this year to get outside and enjoy the winter yet you never see kids out playing in it. When I was a kid, my friends and I would be out …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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12/30/22
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Just two days before Christmas and we are riding a roller coaster when it comes to the weather. Freezing temps a few days ago, now heavy rain and fifty degrees, and down into the teens tonight. …
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Jim Boxberger
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12/23/22
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Well it looks like a White Christmas after all. Brake out the eggnog, hot cocoa or mulled cider and let’s sit around the yule log. If you don't have a fireplace for a yule log, usually on …
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Jim Boxberger
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12/16/22
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Covid has changed everyone's life whether you were directly affected or just know who were. Things we used to take for granted like shaking hands, seems to still be taboo even today. Maybe in …
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Jim Boxberger
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12/9/22
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The smell of that turkey roasting in the oven or the stuffing on the stove, the smells of last week will last in our memory until next Thanksgiving. What smells do you remember from Thanksgiving the …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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12/2/22
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So we got our first blast of winter this week, and we still have four weeks until winter officially gets here. And although many of you may disagree with me on this one, we need the snow, sooner …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/18/22
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Did you already spend that extra hour of sleep you got back last weekend? Many of you are probably still looking for that extra hour and really you are just taking back the hour you gave away in the …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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11/11/22
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Beware your firewood if you didn't cut it yourself nearby. There have been more and more cases of dangerous insects traveling into our area from abroad on or in firewood. There are restrictions in …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/4/22
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So it is getting colder outside and the garden is gone. The leaves have fallen, so there is not much to say about the trees and shrubs.
The grass is done growing, so there is no …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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10/28/22
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Last week I wrote about the fact that Chinese interests are buying up U.S. farmland and how this is effecting the trade deficit, but it is also putting our food security in jeopardy. If all grocery …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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10/21/22
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A few weeks ago while flipping through channels on TV, I stumbled upon a report on RFD TV, about farmland in the United States being bought up by China. Remember back on September 22, 1985, the first …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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10/14/22
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It has been over a week now since Hurricane Ian devasted Florida. Most of us either have family or know someone who lives in southwest Florida.
My mom’s house in Cape Coral was …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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10/7/22
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It is apple season and they seem to be everywhere this time of year. Many trees are ready for picking and they are loaded this year. Mother Nature is providing for her flock for the winter with a …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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9/30/22
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