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Actions   Send melody a D-mail Read melody's Gardener's Journal (3 items) View the threads melody has started. Leave feedback for melody or read feedback left by other members. View the member feedback melody has written of others.   melody's contributions   PlantFiles: 133 Plants 488 Comments 693 images 418 zipcode reports 9,949 Details BugFiles: 53 Bugs 89 Comments 169 images 93 zipcode reports The Garden Watchdog: 13 comments and ratings The Garden Bookworm: 7 comments and ratings Gardenology: 41 definitions Featured on Bloom.com: July 16, 2007 Published Articles: Growing Osteospermum, The African Daisy Not For The Dogs: The History And Culture Of The Dogwood Tree Earth Day: Little Things That Can Make A Big Difference Predator Insects: Nature's Ninjas Trash To Treasure: How To Make A Planter from An Old Pair Of Bluejeans Celebrate! It's Tater Day! Growing Pansies: Care-free Cool Weather Color Trees Of North America: Eastern Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis Growing Caladiums: A Bright Spot Of Color For Shady Areas Make-over Your Old Flowerpots: A Face-lift For Weathered Plastic Wonderful Weeds: Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder Cabbage: It's History,Uses And Culture What's That Bug? Sphex ichneumoneus: The Great Golden Digger Wasp Gifts For, And From Gardeners: How-to Instructions For A Macrame' Hanging Planter Passing From Hand To Hand: The Legacy Of Heirloom Vegetables Dyeing Carnations: A Fun Project With Kids So Many Tomatoes, So Little Time Getting To The Root Of Things. The Rutabaga: Its History, Uses, and Culture Getting To The Root Of Things. The Sweet Potato: Its History, Uses, and Culture Herbs of the Arkansas Ozarks Wonderful Weeds: How to Make a Winter Centerpiece From Wild Plants Gifts from and for Gardeners: The Discharge Printed Vest What's That Bug? The Argiope Aurantia, or Writing Spider Winter Squash: Its History, Uses, and Culture Hummingbirds, Nature's Kamaikazes: Information and tips to enjoying them: Part 3 Hummingbirds, Nature's Kamaikazes: Information and tips to enjoying them: Part 2 In Such A Pickle! Pickle history and instructions on making pickles Hummingbirds, Nature's Kamikazes: Attracting and enjoying the Ruby-throat hummingbird: Part I Elderberries By The Roadside Cowpeas please! The history and importance of the cowpea plant   melody wants you to know:   The current local time for me is 3:42 AM I'm in zone 7a I live in Benton, KY (Zone 7a) My birthday is February 12   A note from melody:   "Lots of people have asked, and I am using an old 'first generation' DSLR, a Canon 300D to take my images. I have 3 lenses to choose from. A 28-105, 75-300 and a 5mm macro. I love this camera, and would have another by nightfall if this one ever croaked."

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