Author Archives: Heather Hacking

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record POSTED: 04/02/15, 6:50 PM PDT | 1 COMMENT A close-up view of the fabric used to make Smart Pots. Heather Hacking-Enterprise-Record Last year we had some substantial rains in the month of March. This year … Continue reading →

Sow There! Peace and quite to grow the easiest of plants Chico Enterprise-Record (Chico, CA) – Thursday, June 5, 2014 Author: Heather Hacking hhacking@chicoer.com @HeatherHacking on Twitter Nature has a way of moving into empty spaces — weeds, lichen, wildflowers, … Continue reading →

Sow There! On weeds once not wanted Chico Enterprise-Record (Chico, CA) – Friday, May 30, 2014 Author: Heather Hacking hhacking@chicoer.com @HeatherHacking on Twitter I’m not a big fan of transitions. My family has photographs of little Heather, age 3, hanging … Continue reading →

By Heather Hacking Is there a bright side to drought? Not really. However, let’s pretend for a minute that the lack of water is worthy of praise. Wow, what beautiful, rain-free weather we’ve been having. Wouldn’t this be ideal weather … Continue reading →

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record Adult brown marmorated stink bugs can be differentiated from other stink bugs because they are larger and more pungent. Also, the antennae have white stripes. Photo courtesy OF UC Agriculture and Natural Resources The stink … Continue reading →

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record POSTED: 04/16/15, 10:53 AM PDT | UPDATED: 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO 0 COMMENTS High marks for the guys from Earl’s Plumbing who managed to move a ton of earth without ruining the plants in … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record 12/25/14 For years my driveway has looked like a duck pond the minute it begins to sprinkle. If I had known that all it would take was seven yards of gravel and two half-days of … Continue reading →