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“We like customers who have researched the companies in the market and thought about the look they want for their barns,” says Jule Goeller of Sand Creek Post & Beam in Wayne, Neb.

Tags barn accessories , barn location , barns , build a barn , farm Read more on choosing a site, function, accessories, get online resources and read lessons learned. After I got over the shock of loss (it could have been much worse—my horses, dogs...

Landscape by Subtraction: Remove overgrown shrubs, trees and vines that obscure the building. Pay particular attention to potential problem areas where roofing or flashing might fail, such as the ridges, eaves, valleys, around cupolas, along intersecting...

Once you've tackled your barn design plan, find the perfect place to start building. In this case, you want to orient one side of the barn with openings toward the prevailing wind direction and make sure that other buildings or natural features don't...

Posts Typical posts are 4-by-6 inches or 6-by-6 inches, and should be set at least 30 inches deep in rocky or clay soil and 48 inches deep in sandy soil, which is less stable. Laying them out, cutting them and applying the gussets can be time-consuming...

Afterwards we can leisurely stroll around the abandoned thermal spring and visit the "maison Folio" which is an old Creole house surrounded by a very nice and well-kept garden. As they can be seen from the road and are really spectacular especially after...

As barn home architecture gains popularity, there are more options than ever for affordable barn home designs. Yankee Barn Homes cites costs around $250 per square foot (excluding land and site work) Sand Creek Post & Beam offers eight barn home “shells”...

Even when materials are available, price may be a barrier to using them. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has a free publication, Historic Barns: Working Assets for Sustainable Farms , which highlights the importance of historic barns on small...

In fact, it's as hazard-free to handle as your favorite blue jeans. Contrary to advertising, cutting the unfaced batts isn't as easy as they make it sound. Does not lend itself to DIY projects.

(and I rarely caught one in the traps) I eventually tried road flares, which are pretty cheap and fairly easy to use... (road flares are incredibly hot as they melt, and the melting product can cause severe third degree burns should you let them get on...

One of the best ways to stop the cycle is to let the top layer of your soil dry between waterings. It is a drastic measure that will cut down the population considerably. The larvae feed on roots, so removing them is important too.

A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. There are many opinions on the subject and quite a bit of mis-information on the internet with complicated instructions.

:( Good luck! They sound lovely.answers: Good question, (meaning I wasn't sure and was curious myself.) I knew who WOULD know something--darius, a DG writer, who's written articles on all of the major and some of the minor plant nutrients.

If the area is a wetland, I'd make sure that the trees I chose are ones that like wet conditions such as cypress, willows or sycamore.28 inches apart means place one plant, then measure 28 inches from its center to place the center of the next plant.

Good luck, and thanks for the question--I need to consider that in my own garden, as my yellow squash collapses.answers:Though you are new to gardening, you have picked up right away on two of challenges to growing things in pots - a hot, dry climate...

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you.

Soil temperatures should be at least 50 or warmer when you plant trees and shrubs (warmer for conifers). If your branch tips start to die, you should check with your County Extension Agent for local issues with crape myrtles.answers: Stress plays a part...

However, not all plants need the fire itself. My husband said, "Oh, can we FINALLY paint the bedroom something besides PINK?"But back to purple and blue ... Bees visit flowers to gather pollen and sip nectar; butterflies visit flowers to drink nectar.

Answers: The term ‘winter protection' means to give your plant just a little help to survive a harsh winter. With just a few preparations, you can conceivably increase the climate area where a plant is growing as much as a couple of zones.

For those who are unfamiliar with the process, roses produce a fruit called rose hips, and that is where you'll find the seeds. Not all of the seeds will germinate, but you should get some new little rose plants.

Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you. Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure.

If I am alert and watchful, I can stop them before they get going, and nothing happens. No way to permanently get rid of them other than keep plants in a greenhouse in which you spray regularly.

Are grow lights the same thing as any other lights? With out moving it, the plant will never have a chance to grow , and I will never be able to move it. Yesterday I put a little bit of miracle grow liquid in it.

Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. What is eating them?answers: It sounds like you might have a slug problem. While It isn't exactly a bush, the vines are much shorter than regular-vined melons.

They need to have enough fertility and sunlight in the current year to make enough energy to store it over the winter and bloom the following year. A fungus attacks your seedlings at the soil line and they will wilt, rot off, or become stunted and refuse...

I buy them in September and plant them in a sunny spot for blooms all winter as long as the weather is not too cold or snowy. Better wait till spring and, in the meantime, find a place for them inside your home.adds: Large sheets of bubble wrap can be...

This can be as simple as a plastic bag propped loosely over the pot, held up by a couple of chopsticks so the plastic doesn't touch the leaves.You can read more about repotting and general care in this article, "African Violets 101: caring for your new...