4x4 Pickup Reviews

The neighbors strongly suggested we not leave them on the ground, or put them on the garden, because they would kill or smother everything!I won't go into detail about the numerous methods we have tried, or the expense, to manage the yard of leaves over...

“We augment [the produce] with extras like pesto, peach jam, hot sauce, flatbread or other seasonal items we make in the kitchen.” Gillard also provides the recipes that are tucked into each CSA box.

Agco Corporation, the company that manufactures Massey Ferguson and Hesston machinery, says straight-line design reduces strain on its baler frames, too. Building on this innovation, in 1937, Pennsylvanian Ed Nolt used knotters from the improved Innes...

The tarp is easy to load, too, a lot easier than a cart or pickup box. Of them all, I like the tarp the best. That's how I discovered that simply pulling from one end is just as effective.

I painted the outline of the beds with orange parking lot paint in the morning. Then it was beefed up southward and again eastward. The Year Two Plan was for two beds totaling 884 square feet.

So a friend, her father and I spent five hours yesterday lifting the pavers, stacking them in the tractor cart and loading them into her truck. Well, actually, the work has begun on removing the old patio.

Dip the cutting blades in the 1:10 solution. Sterilize your pruning shears in the 1:10 bleach solution between plants. Mixing the solution in a graded (has units of measurement on the side) bucket makes the solution portable as well as easier to mix.

You can use the branches to cover weather sensitive plants in the yard. Tie the tree to a deck or a living tree near a window so you can watch all the action. Check with your sold waste provider to see what size tree and in what condition it needs to...

First workers had to cut the grain with a scythe or long-handled cutting tool. Mechanization additionally put pressure on smaller farms to compete with growing numbers of commercial farming operations with large budgets and the best equipment, and today...

This article first appeared in the May/June 2004 issue of Hobby Farms magazine. (Pick up a container of worms in the spring at your local bait supplier, and add them to your compost pile or bin to speed things up.) 7.

Each one is a little different in its own unique way. A way for farmers to sell their goods and a place for city folks to purchase fresh produce and other staples.Since that time markets have evolved into something of a “happening”.

My friend doesn't have the room for the system at her place, so she thought of me (how kind!), and offered it up. Below them are two black trays per tier, each of which can hold a full flat of seedlings or several 6-inch flower pots.

Treichler calls this model “beyond CSA.” By logging in to the farm's website , customers can order—or un-order (if they're out of town for the weekend)—anything from organic vegetables to free-range eggs to be delivered to a busy corner of the...

Close isn't good enough: A 2-inch trailer hitch will part ways with a 1 7/8-inch ball, and a 2 5/16-inch trailer hitch will come off of a 2-inch ball (voice of experience speaking here).

Tractor lights weren't that good, and there was no such thing as GPS and satellite assisted steering. That's usually when the stars overhead would break through the clutter of the day and the pressure of work yet undone.

If I have convinced you to give more thought to how you treat your hoses, even better: Make sure they never bind, kink or stretch. Let me know if you've had any “special” experiences with hydraulics.

When the direct current battery is connected to two electrodes and a potential is applied, oxygen is generated at the anode and hydrogen at the cathode. “The hydrogen is a great source of fuel, and the oxygen is the oxidant—as is oxygen from the air,...

I just needed to “make do.” An hour of banging old timbers and scrap plywood together and I had my sledge. Sometimes making do isn't so bad. The second and third were piled higher and deeper.

The easiest method is placing your tree in your backyard and staking it upright, so that birds and mammals can take shelter from winter weather and predators. Mulch is then used for city beautification projects or on local playgrounds.

They're Easy To Use Some augers can be heavy and difficult to control, requiring more than one person to use. You simply pick it up and start digging. Whereas an auger can run out of gas at an inconvenient time—like when you're at the far edge of a...

If you are using a container that doesn't have any drainage holes, drill or cut a few small holes in the bottom.. Reuse them! Attend yard sales and browse thrift stores for unusual containers.

Forks in limbs or large twigs are excellent anchors. Transport to the tree for transplant. You'll soon have wispy festoons of Spanish moss waving gently in soft summer breezes.Remove the Spanish moss from its package immediately upon receipt.

Decreasing water runoff helps to protect our waters by thwarting pollution from fertilizer, pesticides and general soil runoff.. The existence of these little guys burrowing through the earth also aerates the soil.Compost-amended gardens also tend to...

Garden centers stock mulch in bags containing enough material to cover 2 cubic feet or 3 cubic feet. This condition is extremely damaging to azaleas, rhododendrons, most conifers, allMulch piled up against a stem or trunk results in constantnditions for...

But for those who have to choose just one, it's a good idea to make a realistic assessment of the kind of work you expect to be performing before choosing 2- or 4-wheel drive, or 4-wheel drive with two extra wheels.

Making The Transition Don't forget the advantages of rural school-bus routes: Buses pick up right at your driveway, and during inclement weather, your road might rank one of the first to plow, as school-bus routes have priority.

And we're scrubbing. The spring purge is a great feeling, isn't it? Until gardening conditions work in our favor, spring cleaning is the name of the game. Finally, you get that chance to unload all the weight you've been carrying around in the form of...