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My husband had designed this shelter with skids so it would be portable, too, the idea being that we could haul it to new, clean ground with the truck each year, scattering the old, accumulated straw litter/compost around in the process.

It'll be a fun winter. Whew! Photo by Rick Gush Despite all the work I've put into packing boxes for the move, I managed to find time to plant my fava beans. There's a little creek that runs right alongside the building, right underneath the windows.

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Plumerias can be moved to a more favorable location in the yard or greenhouse where they can grow at their normal pace through transplanting or cuttings. While plumerias tolerate light shade, they photosynthesize and grow fastest (not to mention put on...

Swedish fairy spirits were called tomte ; Norwegians and people in Denmark called them nisse. You can buy vintage originals and modern reproductions of these cards at eBay. Tomte especially loved horses and sometimes braided knots in their manes and tails.

The magnolia is now settled with plenty of rain since that initial onslaught of heat, and though its branches are still sparse, we're optimistic that the tree has had sufficient time to root and prepare for the winter ahead.

For customers, it's convenient and allows for better meal planning than showing up at a market not knowing what you'll find in the farmers' booths. “You can actually be up in about 10 minutes,” says Wagoner.

Fill the bottom of the hole with loose soil in a cone shape and settle the roots on top of this. Do not water again until soil is dry.Place newly potted cuttings in a sunny location with some protection from the hottest rays of the day.

As summer progresses, 1/4-inch-long red fruits take their place and draw wildlife to the garden. Overly wet soil and poor drainage lead to root disease. To enjoy the fruits, leave the flowering stems intact.

Native to Cameroon in west Africa, lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) is a member of the Dracaena family and—contrary to its common name and to common belief—unrelated to the bamboo family.Lucky bamboo, similar to a small tree or shrub, normally grows...

You learn the names of your favourites and you are hooked!Although technically members of the Amaryllidaceae genus, the plants we call Amaryllis should really be called Hippeastrum, but most people still know them as Amaryllis and for the purposes of...

As far as livestock go, they're easy-going, compact in their housing and adapt well to new locations. They've already oriented to the hive's position, and a move of less than 3 feet in either direction will ensure they can still find their hive.

The cultivars all vary by their time of blooming, bloom color and USDA hardiness zones. Slower growing rhododendrons tend to be smaller cultivars while the fastest growers take up more space.

When grown from seed in nurseries, eastern red cedar will take one to two years to reach an appropriate size for replanting. Unlike trees such as magnolia and pine, cedar trees are not a single genus of plants.

Tags Census of Agriculture , farmland rental rates , farms , land rents , landowners Dennis Stein, farm-business-management educator for the Michigan State University Extension, says that farmland rental rates have increased an average of 30 percent or...

And amazingly, despite over 70mph winds, this plant has remained upright... But cacti still need to be supported so they had to place on planks and they would stick far out the back...

“Those are llama beans. The next day another gardener met her at the gate with a huge smile on his face. How do you stop llamas from pooping in same spot? “See,” Bandit said, “every alpaca and llama mama takes her newborn baby to the poop pile...

Using a spade, divide each clump into smaller plants about 20 or 25 percent of the original plant size, keeping only the healthiest parts of the plant. Leave enough space between the divisions so that their roots don't overlap.

Since the inception of Michigan's Right to Farm Act ( P.A. 93 ) in 1981, it's served as a model to protect agricultural operations from nuisance suits and local ordinances in states across the country.

Long-Term Emergency Plan For farmers who don't already have emergency plans in place, it's advisable to prepare for future storms now. If severe weather hits your area, keep a camera on hand to document the damage.

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1, 2013, offers teachers kindergarten through eighth grade lesson plans that use school gardens to teach the curriculum prescribed in the Georgia Performance Standards. Hundreds of schools in Georgia now have school gardens, and October— Farm to School...

When a plant takes up water from its roots, water passes through these tubes as if it were sipping water through a straw, and thousands of these tubes are used in the process. Andrew McElrone, a plant physiologist, is using the X-ray technology more commonly...

The Little Gem magnolia also grows well when formed into an espalier. The Little Gem does suffer from root girdling. Consider using a fungicide to control the disorder. The tulip-poplar weevil feeds on the tree's foliage and causes unsightly holes to...

A new arrival from China or India, the kudzu bug has taken hold in the southeastern United States. It exhibits a dark speckled olive brown coloration and features a piercing and sucking mouthpart that is common among its “true bug” relatives.

Early American barns were built with beams hewn from single virgin-growth trees, which made for sturdier barns with fewer parts. Beginning in the early 20th century—when younger trees began to take the place of North America's old-growth trees—barns...

At its base, the trunk is between 13 and 18 inches in diameter.Sylvester Palms are typically sold and transplanted as saplings, beginning with year-old plants that are about a foot tall.