Best 4x4 Lift Kits

And if the size and shape of your pastures requires you to haul fence-fixing supplies for half a mile just to make a repair, the task can be even harder. For these projects, an ATV with a trailer can be an essential tool, allowing you to carry enough...

Also include a livestock first-aid kit if you have animals on the farm. Sound plastic containers, such as soft-drink bottles, are best. An important part of creating your farm disaster plan is preparing a kit that is in a safe place with easy access.

Plus, if you're new to outdoor power equipment, the Pioneer 500 has a range of features that will make you feel at ease in your new wheels: Full-time 2WD/4WD, automatic clutch, and a 5-speed, electric transmission with paddle shifters located by the steering...

The dread of putting fresh and cheerful flowers in these eyesores can now be banished. The area should be between 40 and 85 degrees, taking into account that the cooler it is, the longer it will take for the project to dry.Cover the immediate area with...

They were popular in Europe as early as the 15th century but were widely used in the 17th and 18th centuries. They wallow a bit or complain when life is unfair. Quite often, in the months leading up to Thanksgiving, we establish a new commonplace book...

Hamlin also stresses the significant difference between the potency of a defoliant formulated for military use and an herbicide licensed for agricultural purposes, saying that to conflate 2,4-D and Agent Orange is “a little bit like describing sushi...

Monitor the chick carefully while it's wearing the splint, making sure its movement is easy and comfortable and that it has full access to food and water until it's strong and able to rejoin the flock.

In a true polio case, you will want to have straight thiamine, which is available only by prescription, but if your goat is in an early stage, you can often turn them around with the more readily available Fortified B Complex.

Wrap the plastic wrap around the log.Place the wrapped log of straw in a warm, dark place. Many people are under the impression that the only easy way to grow mushrooms is with a kit, but this is not true.

That means bending over and walking while the lambs' feet barely skim the ground. She runs back to where she gave birth to see if they're there, so you have to carry the lambs close to the ground so that doesn't happen.

Let's not overcomplicate things—this DIY compost bin is simple in design, build and function. To provide an easy means for adding small amounts of material to the compost bin (coffee grounds, table scraps, eggshells, etc.), you'll need to cut a small...

Add one of each of these into your kit, or make kits with a variety of one product. Sit the jar in a sunny window to infuse for about four weeks, and then strain and bottle the oil.

If you live on a farm, it's inevitable that you'll eventually need to move heavy objects that just don't lend themselves to being easily transported. One of the main benefits is that it doesn't require you to lift your heavy loads—you don't even have...

I found myself suddenly surrounded by buildings instead of the lush cornfields of Indiana. This also involves at least 40 hours of classroom training and community work. Arboretum activities can be a great way to learn how to make your urban oasis flourish.

Here's a video that shows how to create a inexpensive peripheral staking system for perennials. In other words, better late than never. Managing overzealous plant growth can be as simple as harvesting, thinning seedlings or pinching back tomato plants,...

You can also make a standard tea to treat burns or a diluted tea as an astringent gargle. Check out these other herb articles from HobbyFarms.com: 12 Edible Flowers That Are Pollinator-friendly, Too! Edible Weeds Edible Nettle (and Other Uses) Using Plants...

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I love to eat the leaves in my morning smoothies, and they go well with the apples that are at their best right now. That won't happen for another couple months, though, so I can still act as though my garden is alive and productive.

Hunting spiders that don't build webs often like to hide out in between rocks or in tight natural structures, like pinecones. Christina B Castro/Flickr Bumblebees are known to build nests in odd places: In nature, they often build their small social colonies...

The familiar large singles are all hybrids. You've grown an amaryllis bulb from the box kit you got for Christmas. Welcome to the wonderful world of Hippeastrums! Now you can explore the many different varieties available and try the new Cybister hybrids..

Of course, sensible people usually order kits. But I've always believed that doing things yourself is much more fulfilling! Horse manure photo is by Malene Thysson, compost photo by Kessler Photography, and mushroom farm photo by Andrew Bossi, all courtesy...

Here's to clear water!Thumbnail and 'clear' water picture belong to Susanne Talbert, others were found on WikiCommons and are free use. Hopefully you are keeping your pond in good health and can minimize algae's impact, but in case you have a bloom this...

We also harvested our first fennel bulbs last week, and I grilled them. I harvested the first cucumbers of the season tonight—39 beauties! I could barely lift the basket when I was finished.

Nearly every culture that has been exposed to tea has its own ceremony and ritual surrounding it. Hot tea is the perfect antidote for the inevitable sore throats and icy feet. Study after study has shown tea to be protective against Parkinson's disease,...

The thin edge of the variegated pusher gets right under pancakes to flip them and the small bamboo spreader somehow scoops the right amount of soft cheese for a cracker. They don't get hot when you stir soup, they don't taste metallic when you try out...

These young plants have been on a potting bench in my partially shady backyard for a couple of months, and they are doing well. The pups are removed and placed on the cypress knee stump for another growing season.Earth stars grow best in a pot which is...