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Clean up brush and weeds with the rough-cut mower that's right for your farm and equipment. A 40-horsepower tractor with a 60-inch-wide rotary cutter may only deliver 15 horsepower to the blade.” Mower Safety and Structure Strength of the mower gearbox...

Top-stitch the bias tape down using the default zigzag stitch on your machine. Fold the seam allowance over the raw edge and press. With a 1/4-inch seam allowance, stitch the two triangles together.

Working in a garden is a holistic, full-body experience, and the idea of a polluting, noisy, vibrating machine presents a big obstacle for the peaceful, quiet growth that I want to experience.

Which you choose will most likely depend on the size of your yard. They can be gas or electric powered, manual or self-propelled, or available in ride on models. They may have 2-6 of these rolling blades which are usually turned by the axle of the mower's...

The roll-out dough is easy to work with and more robust (as well as a little healthier) than most sugar cookies because of the whole-wheat flour and spices in it. I'm not a chocoholic but I am a sucker for these pretty heart cookies, which also let me...

His plan was to make it go straight across, poor dear, bisecting the front lawn (it was still lawn back then) parallel to the street. I insisted that it must meander a little, so after a straight start, the path meanders around a dwarf almond (blooming...

Remember, though, that having the ability to lift and move earth requires a substantial tractor behind the bucket, so if a front-end loader is a must-have for you, make sure your tractor can properly support it.

Reaching the tops of tall apple trees can be difficult (if not dangerous or impossible) with ordinary ladders, so having an apple picker is the key to helping you harvest the full extent of your annual apple crop.

We typically make this recipe with aged cheddar to really showcase the taste of the cheese. A cross between a cookie and a pie crust, these crackers melt in your mouth in a way those store-bought varietals simply can't.

If I have only a small opening, I usually soak the interior overnight before cleaning out the pulp. Do bear in mind that gourds will cross-pollinate and unless you know for sure your gourds came from an isolated patch, the seeds you save may not produce...

Many insects eat holes in the leaves of rose bushes. Watch for pests as you work. The leaf-cutter bees use the plant material removed from the rose leaves to create walls in the nesting cells where the young bees develop.

Count a length of 11 full squares (51/2 feet), and clip the wire using bolt cutters so your cage has one edge with lots of wire “fingers” and the opposite edge is smooth. The wire is springy, so carefully pull the sides together and fold the “fingers”...

Gather dough into a ball, adding more water if needed. 'Country life has its conveniences,' he would sometimes say. Using a pastry knife, work in butter until very smooth. 'You sit on the verandah and you drink tea, while your ducks swim on the pond,...

Rain gardens and dry creek beds are water features that can be very wet at certain times of the year, like spring, but then be dry at other times of the year. These features can help solve water problems in the landscape.

These organisms thrive in the warm, moist environment of the rainforest and are able to decompose organic waste at a very rapid rate. The rainforest ecosystem relies on these organisms to break down waste materials into usable energy for other plants.

I'll only cut back the "overhang" though. Same with the Clematis - I like to leave any old, dead vines as support for the new ones; it saves on twist ties and string.are busy growing new leaves.

Their damage usually presents as numerous irregular areas near the center of the leaves, or entire leaves eaten. The rose leaves with damage to them may be removed if desired, but again, affected rosebushes will usually bring forth new foliage that will...

Use dog- or bone-shaped cookie cutters to cut out cookie shapes. Place them on the cookie sheets. Ingredients 2 cups quick-cooking oats 4 chicken bouillon cubes (low-sodium) 1/2 cup margarine 2 cups boiling water 2 cups whole wheat flour 1½ cups yellow...

You can also increase the sugar by 1/4 cup if you want a sweeter biscuit. Sea salt 1½ cups whole milk 2 T. This recipe is prepared over the course of two days, but don't be intimidated—it's very simple and will make your finished product so much easier...

You might try using small or chopped blueberries, as well. Patting the dough into a rectangle and cutting the dough into squares seems to work just right, no matter the recipe. Then I discovered the approach below in an old community cookbook from Storrs,...

You can also find UV protectant sprays.When cutting your images from magazines, you will get a much smoother line using a ruler and a craft knife. You may have to limit the envelope size based on the size of the image you have found.

Step 5: Plant Jessica Walliser Plant four cucumber, squash or melon plants along each side of the frame, or sow bean seeds every 1 inch along each side of the frame. Then drill the other 4-foot piece of 1×6 onto the base of the opposite leg.

Photo by Judith Hausman Serve your onion biscuits with a slice of ham. Do not overmix or overhandle. To me, ham means biscuits, even here in New York's Hudson Valley. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.

Jessica Walliser A tub of white, air-dry clay, 2 to 2.5 pounds Flat work surface Rolling pin 12-inch ruler Rolling pizza cutter Herb leaves Chopstick or pointed wooden skewer Wax or parchment paper Cookie sheet or another flat drying surface Butter knife...

The literature I had rated this tree as quite tough, tolerating even urban street tree environments. However, many other creatures have been enjoying my tree. This tree forms a small fruit that birds enjoy so much that supposedly none hit the ground.

I may even revisit some of my other manuals before problems develop. One of the problems is that I use the machine sporadically—an hour here or an hour there, sometimes for three or four hours at a time but, again, very sporadically.

Here are a few of my favorites: Table Saw: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. Hose Cutter: A tool used to make hoses too short.