When there's a big rainstorm, the creek really fills up and the waterfall has nothing to be ashamed. One of the things I'm excited about with the new studio is that it has a garage up front that I can use to work on my Vespa.
I killed the chainsaw , knowing there was nothing more I could do but get well out of the way. I made the prerequisite cuts, taking out a wedge in the direction I wanted it to go and then over cutting the missing wedge from the opposite side of the trunk,...
If you need to bring home lumber or other supplies, what's simpler than driving them straight to the site of your project? So how do you put a farm truck to proper use? What exactly is a farm truck?
“Hauling livestock to market two times a year is hardly the same as hauling goods across the country on a daily basis,” Bacus says. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), has been supported by a number of agriculture organizations, including the American Farm Bureau...
This is a doable method for small harvests but can become pretty tedious if you are after something more than a few quarts at a time. Grasp the greens at the top of the root, and pluck the root from the ground.
The anticipation and planning are almost as much fun as the doing. I will probably settle for a slightly smaller-diameter log for mounting my two vises and my small anvil . I am a big fan of compact work areas.
This ultimately brought about learning how to garden in heavy clay. I don't do an area any larger than 4' x 4' until I get some mulch on top to hold it down if it is windy. One caution about grass clippings: If the layer is too thick it will turn to mush...
Tags The Accidental Farmer To help me out with this, I've come up with a few garden resolutions to keep me on track: I use tomatoes all winter in soups, stews, curries and sauces, and freshly canned tomatoes beat the store-bought variety every time.
Annie's Project, an organization run by the Iowa State University Extension, focuses on risk-management education for farm and ranch women, allowing them to become better business partners through networking and information management and organization.
This cleaner only takes minutes to mix together, and it has a great citrus scent that will help lift your mood. This cleaner is great for use on non-porous surfaces, such as kitchen counters and bathtubs.
They're obviously too heavy for a single person or even a few people to lift, and while it's possible to wrap a chain around them and drag them behind a tractor, this will undoubtedly leave large scrapes and gouges in the ground, which is probably not...
“Most of the information we have is extrapolated from beef research, and dairy bulls are not managed under the same conditions.” According to Troxel, vitamin A, derived from carotene, is necessary for bulls' reproductive health, too.
(21-24 C.) outside.– Not always a major problem for most people, but sometimes it's the health of your soil that may be causing your hyacinths to fall over. That's easy.Use thin bamboo stakes or small skewers for staking hyacinth flowers.
Now, if you're like me, you might be wondering if a vehicle this small is good for anything but a trail ride. 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...
Many municipalities make leaf compost from leaves collected off of streets each autumn. That being said, I have never heard of municipally produced compost harming a garden when used appropriately.
Cole says mismatched equipment (for example, too large a trailer for a too-small tow vehicle) is a common problem.“Don't try to tow a heavy horse trailer loaded with horses with a vehicle that is not of the proper weight that can handle it,” he says.
Sedum plants are tolerant of poor growing conditions and even thrive inor gritty medium. The variety of the group allows the home gardener an opportunity to bring these relatively hardy succulents into their landscape.The thick leaves are coated with...
What do the bees do all day? Some, such as the queen, have only one role, while others have many duties that change throughout their lifespans. The queen honeybee lives nearly her entire life under the cover of darkness, and in fact, the whole colony...
If you make your own truck-bed hauler, make it stout! And always add a roof—you'd be surprised how high we can jump when we're afraid. You don't need a livestock trailer to transport small animals like sheep , goats , pigs and calves , but it's trickier...
Consider their tangy flavor when choosing a dressing for your salad. As you continue around the orange, you'll cut free perfect little sections of fruit and leave behind flaps of membrane.Citrus supremes give you all the juicy, fresh flavor of the fruit...
An equally stunned and slightly dusty four-inch black tarantula stared back at us.Mr. Tarantula had apparently dropped out through a very small gap in the ceiling fan fixture above the table.
If you need two or more people to help run a fence line or maybe just to move cattle from lot to lot, you can get up to six friends into some UTVs and up to two individuals on the ATVs made for two-person riding, all while pulling that fencing trailer...
Like the other heavy breeds of geese they are typically docile. Conformation: Massive, deep-bodied geese with a large pendulous dewlap are characteristic of this breed. They were admitted into the first American Standard of Perfection in 1874.
To this day, this is my preferred recipe, although I boil them and then, after draining, transfer immediately into a hot frying pan and saute gently in the butter. They can be blanched and frozen for a mid winter treat, or pickled.
It was to be my husband Ken's birthday present that year, so he didn't know I was going trailer shopping—instead of to work—when I left the house that morning. He pointed out where striking was a spiffy new paint job masking big structural problems—most...
Depending on the make, model and options, utility vehicles combine the versatility of a small tractor, the maneuverability of an ATV and the utility of a Jeep. The gasoline- and diesel-powered Gators have been popular with farmers, ranchers and commercial...
The American Livestock Breed Conservancy considers the breed “critical” on its conservation list. History: Unlike most other draft breeds, the Suffolk Horse (also known as the Suffolk Punch) was developed primarily as a farm horse and not for war.
