Donna Young

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Last weekend, my son was in town for something to do with Civil Air Patrol. I asked him to bring his laundry so I could clean it. He normally does this himself, but I do not mind giving him a break and I usually find something that needs mending. This time it was a towel. [...]

Dr. Wile has published a second edition of his general science curriculum. Several people emailed me to ask about the second edition and the general science schedules.
This update is to announce that I have made a schedule for this new book that is based on the newest first edition schedule. I also updated the general [...]

This is just an update on the in-ground seed flat that I showed a photograph of in the first garden entry for this season, and in that entry, I wrote brief instructions to make an in-ground seed flat.
In the flat, I planted these seeds:

Zinnia, Giant, Scarlet Flame
Milkweed (thanks Michelle)
Sweet Basil
Catnip
Sweet Marjoram
German Chamomile
Lemon Balm

I planted the [...]

Aphids and flea beetles are two garden pests that affect vegetables as soon in the season as possible for a bug. They are two of the earliest pests.
Aphids
If you see ants on your plants, then look for aphids. Ants tend to aphids because aphids secret honey dew, a substance that ants like to eat. Aphids [...]

My children loved these sticker books while they were young. I used them for positive reinforcement of homeschooling tasks that they accomplished. I added a page to donnayoung.org that tells how to make them.
There are other applications for this type of book that I forgot to mention on the sticker book page. One application would [...]