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Misunderstood Marvels That Benefit Your Garden
Birds & Blooms
|October/November 2019
Get to know the misunderstood marvels that benefit your garden.
Like bumblebees, bats benefit agriculture. They pollinate more than 300 varieties of fruit, including mangoes and bananas, as well as almond and cashew trees. And if you like tequila, thank bats. They help fertilize agave, tequila’s main ingredient.
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