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The leaf blade is the flattened area and contains small hairs. Sunflower seeds are a common snack for humans and wildlife. Roots are also responsible for absorbing water and minerals, which are sent up through the stalk to the rest of the plant.

The hospital doctors said he got there just in time before his vital organs started shutting down. Please don't become a near-statistic like our dad! « More Mondays with Martok » Tags Martok , Sue Weaver , ticks

If everything looks good, step out of the shop and give the chainsaw a test run. When you engage it, can you still rotate the chain? Between fence line cleanup and firewood making, there is plenty of cutting to be done.

Take cookies or fudge to a shut-in neighbor. Bake and deliver goodies to those who have to work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, like nurses, firemen and policemen. Uzzi and I want to know! « More Mondays with Martok » Tags Christmas traditions ,...

The picture was taken shortly before they left the nest"How we see images is quite complex. Seeing foods such as fruits and vegetables can help us learn about agriculture, health and nutrition; and they can be especially effective when coupled with actual...

Broadcast seeders are ideal for planting cover crops, grasses and forages, but they aren't practical for garden crops that require rows or organization. Of course, the original transplanter was the farmer's hand, and probably everyone reading this has...

Each offers its own unique features and benefits that will fit one farm better than the next. Tire options are easy to overlook. Recognizing the power source is a personal choice and depends on your particular needs.

Heart Rate (Pulse) The easiest way to check your animal's heart rate is with a stethoscope. It's easy! Here's how. Temperature Restrain the animal. It's easiest to place a small kid, lamb or piglet face down across your lap.

And opt for a pre-purchase health and soundness exam ; exams aren't cheap but in the long run it's money well spent. It takes more feed to keep a slim, rangy horse in good condition and obese horses with hard, lumpy fat deposits along the crests of their...

Be sure to check periodically to make certain the pot doesn't go dry. Bake cookies! Set aside a family cookie-baking day and let everyone help cut out and decorate cookies. Or plan a cookie party for a few of your friends.

My friend, Uzzi, and I looked at each other—we didn't know what to do. After Dad left for work, Mom bedded our huts extra deep with straw and put blankets on the old horses. They put splints on his legs and placed him in the crate with Hutch.

"Garden Photography ~ Part 2" includes a brief discussion of how far digital camera technology has come, and it features more inspiring garden photographs by Dave's Garden members, along with tips by professional photographers Ian Adams and Claire Takacs.

The process is called scarification and some of the techniques used are to either nick each individual seed with a sharp knife, or to abrade the seeds with coarse sandpaper. The next time it rains, the moisture penetrates the seed and often a quite dense...

~ Cherie « More Country Discovery » Check out Martok's blogs for more bugs, too. Not only does all of this greenery provide food and shelter for the living creatures on our farm (including us), it also offers my family and I gifts of cooling shade,...

For instance, a newborn foal's normal temperature can be 99.5 to 102.2 degrees F and its heart can beat at least 60 times per minute! Other factors affect vital signs, too, such as physical activity (the heart rate of a sheep that's been racing around...

Get a pool! A wading pool, that is (if you don't already have a big one). When Mom and Dad are finished outdoors, they soak in the pool they bought for the sheep and my goat friends to drink from while they're in the yard through the day.

Well, lots of veggie plants have edible leaves. So what vegetable leaves are edible? In Asian and African cuisines, sweet potato leaves have long been popular ingredients in coconut sauces and peanut stews.

However, with pears, the ovary is not edible. In pears, this structure is referred to as accessory tissue because it is not part of the actual ovary. The skin is part of the hypanthium.The stalk connects the fruit to the tree and supports the leaves.

Mom uses a funny-looking thing called a Pritchard teat that screws onto empty soda-pop and water bottles. “If you elevate the bottle too much, milk can pour into the mouth, and if the lamb isn't swallowing, the milk can enter the lungs.

Angora goats are traditionally white, but nowadays they come in colors, too, ranging from darkest black to silver and deep red to pink, sometimes accented with white markings. Otherwise, you can use electric sheep shears fitted with a 20-tooth goat comb.

Roses are probably the most widely used flower for decorating dinnerware. It is a depiction of the, a shrub that grows into a dense thicket with tomato sized hips.First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy chose Franciscan Desert Rose for use in the White House and...

Http://www.editionsrohart.fr/Page%20Jacqueline%20Devin.htm A previous article introduced the typical garrigue environment and plants as well as a water-color artist worth to meet. Today we will go for a second stroll in the same area and see what else...

Remove the remains from the turkey broth broth. Then add in the leftover meat, herbs and lemon/lime juice, season and heat thoroughly but gently. Break out the plastic containers and foil, and then take a reviving walk.

Except under unusual circumstances (like when Katy rushes to butt one of our dogs) we don't back up, lower our heads and then race toward opponents the way rams do. When scared or annoyed, the hair along our spines stands on end.

Each plant has a central stem called a primary tiller. They are perennial and will continue to grow as long as they don't freeze but are usually treated as an annual for food production.Rice plants have a fibrous roots system comprised of a mass of hair-like...

Milo's coming here to star in the book. She also uses small bungee cords to fasten bowls in two corners. Bottle babies sometimes make “beans” in them (I know because I was a bottle baby, too), then Mom has to take them out and wash and refill them.

Cheerful, colorful and seemingly uncomplicated daisy flowers belong to the sunflower family or Asteraceae, which is one of the largest families of flowering plants. Underneath the composite flower head is a series of green, pointed structures called bracts...