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America Recycles Day
America Recycles Day – Urban Farm Online America Recycles Day Celebrate America Recycles Day by spreading the word and taking the pledge to recycle. America Recycles Day, recycle, recycling programs, local events, communities, community, organization...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
DIY Dust Bath For Your Chickens
They have collaborated on several books, including How to Build Chicken Coops (2015). Ashes from any other type of fire—charcoal, garbage, etc.—may be harmful to your chickens' respiratory systems.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Midwest Drought Takes Toll on Horses
In the wake of the summer's drought, an increased number of Missouri horses are becoming infected with He also recommends that owners quarantine any horses they believe might be infected, as draining abscesses can spread the disease to healthy horses.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Mosaic Virus Of Maize Plants: Treating Plants With Dwarf Mosaic Virus
If ears develop, they may be unusually small or may lack kernels.Symptoms of infected johnson grass are similar, with greenish-yellow or reddish-purple streaks running along the veins.
Ohio
Willoughby
Pasture Your Poultry With This DIY Chicken Tractor
Attach with roofing nails spaced about 8 inches apart, or more if needed, to keep the hardware cloth from bowing. Finally, simply add a hook-and-eye latch to keep the door shut. A final 75-inch cedar 1-by-4 can be used as trim across the very top, although...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Nurture Forage Pastures This Year
Check with your county extension service to see if it offers soil testing. Leave residual growth less than 4 inches tall. Other stressors to watch for and control are weeds, insects and diseases.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Test Soil for Quality Hay, Crops
Contact your Cooperative Extension office for information about certified soil-testing laboratories and to learn more about soil testing in your area. One good reason to get a soil test is the increase in fertilizer prices; knowing how much fertilizer...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The No-Mess Chicken Feeding & Watering System
For this sample project, we went with five. In this project, we'll show you how to assemble one version each of a nonspill, easy-clean feeder and waterer, but keep in mind that these directions are easily adaptable for your own situation.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Will Listerine Harm Garden Plants?
In fact, orchid and rose growing experts and other master gardeners sometimes actually suggest using Listerine solutions on plants, although take care to ensure that you don't burn the foliage of your particular plants.Listerine may repel mosquitoes,...
California
Santa Monica
4 Tools That Make Great Christmas Gifts
If you've never given them a try, you'll be delighted to discover that they can be used in countless ways, and you'll soon be wondering how you ever lived without them! 4. Put pruning loppers at the top of your list! If you do any sort of delicate tree...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Midwest Gears Up for Renewable Energy Tour
“With the tour, we hope to help grow the seed that farmers in the Midwest have planted by turning to renewable energies,” says Till Koetter, project coordinator for The Climate Network.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Build Your Own Egg Incubator
Finally, use the two 11-by-27¼-inch pieces to add the long sides. You might opt to add more holes, even adding holes through the wooden outer case. Step 9 Daniel Johnson Turn on your incubator, and monitor your setup for a day or two prior to adding...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Highway Bill\'s Farm-truck Exemption Awaits House Approval
“Farmers who transport their product outside the state should be exempted from some regulatory burdens, just like other farmers who don't live near state borders.” Kent Bacus, NCBA's associate director of legislative affairs echoes Johnson's sentiments.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Flowers That Look Like Sunflowers
The black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. Sunflowers, with their bright yellow petals and dark, central cones, are some of the most iconic flowers in the American landscape. The echinacea flowers can be used as an antibiotic, according to the Lady Bird...
California
Santa Monica
The Coreopsis Moonbeam that wouldn\'t go away!
That summer - which was last summer - I chopped out great hunks of root systemsand sent those away too. Hree or four years later, with my older daughter in kindergarten and my younger daughter in preschool, I had five to ten minutes of free time at a...
California
El Segundo
Build A Basic Compost Bin — No Kit Required
If you're serious about creating compost for your garden, you can build three identical compost bins and then always have compost in three stages: one that you're currently adding to, one that is in the process of composting and one that is ready to use...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
How To Capture A Bee Swarm
This article was written by Daniel Johnson, along with his sister Samantha Johnson. Are there still a lot of bees flying around, or have they pretty much settled into a cluster? What you see will depend on how early you catch the bees in the act.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Wit and Wisdom: Gardening Commentary Through the Ages
I enjoy hearing from my readers!All images are courtesy of Wikimedia unless otherwise indicated. I've arranged them in categories, with each category representing some basic aspect of gardening.Questions?
California
El Segundo
It Just Isn\'t the Holidays Without Goats Singing Christmas Carols
But there's another option and it's awesome. Listen: The album, called “All I Want for Christmas is a Goat,” is available on Spotify . It's the festive album for those who are tired of the same old songs.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Bond Claims Information for Stock Producers
Headquartered in New Albany, Ind., with operations in 11 states across the Mid-South, Midwest and West, Eastern is registered with GIPSA as a cleaning service and as a market agency that buys and sells on a dealer basis.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Crop Profile: Kohlrabi
If you continue to replant over a period of several weeks, you'll be able to eat kohlrabi for the entire summer. You guessed it: kohlrabi. Kohlrabi is easy to grow in a variety of climates.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Flowers and Gardens, Oh My!
Attracting both new and experienced gardeners, the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show features educational displays on flower arranging, garden design trends, water conservation, exotic plants and more.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
25 of the Most Adorable Baby Goats You\'ve Ever Seen!
Courtesy Delinda L. That's why we've asked you to share with us photos of the new kids making appearances on your farms this spring. Courtesy Pigs, Hens and Berries Courtesy George W.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Crop Profile: Collard Greens
Collard greens are a loose-leafed, non-heading cabbage. Collard greens are versatile plants. Read more about growing brassicas. Grow your collards in nitrogen-rich soil by direct-seeding or transplanting.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Brave Carrier Pigeons!
They've been used in this way for thousands of years. Pretty cool! Carrier pigeons are homing pigeons used to carry messages. In the late 1800s, the Great Barrier Island Pigeongram Service used them to establish mail routes between Auckland, New Zealand,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
North American Beauty: The Great White Trillium
They used it as an antiseptic and diuretic by boiling the plants with animal fat and using the resulting concoction as a poultice. Just as every state in the U.S.A. claims a state flower, each of Canada's ten provinces and three territories have adopted...
California
El Segundo
Crop Profile: Kale
Grow kale as a nutrient-rich addition to a variety of dishes. She raises purebred Welsh Mountain Ponies in northern Wisconsin. You can plant your transplants 4 to 6 weeks before your average last-frost date—kale can handle the cold.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia