Howse Rotary Cutter

If saplings and brush are to be cut, you need to look for a heavier unit, both in power and structural integrity.” Mower Power The beauty of today's rough-cut mowers is the variety.

From a piece of paper or cardstock, cut out a triangle that is 8½ inches on the sides and 6 inches across the top. Here are the materials you'll need: a few fat quarters of fall fabrics 1 package of Wrights double-fold bias tape (1/2 inch or larger)...

While the chaotic cluster might be acceptable within the privacy of a tucked-away back yard, this garden is on a friend's property, where I enjoy gardening with my buddies. When it comes to cutting down weeds in small spaces, sometimes a lawn mower is...

Different types of lawn mowers will work better for different sites and different people. Understanding your lawn mowing options is important before heading out to purchase one.Which type of lawn mowing equipment is right for you and your yard will depend...

Any excuse to make sweets, really, is fine by me. For Valentine's Day, I love using the vintage heart-shaped cookie cutters I've collected over the years too. Save the dough recipe for Easter rabbits and eventually for reindeer, as well.

Claude Monet was a founder of the Impressionism school of painting in France in the late 1800s. (As I write, I can hear lawn mowers in stereo now—one on each side of me.) Soon we will have swaths of irises—as did Monet—and theI remember when we...

If you have hardpan ground that impairs drainage or plant growth, a middle buster can help break up that tough soil. Tilling simplifies the introduction of compost or manure to the soil, and a pass with a rotary tiller will also aerate your soil quite...

No need to hook it up to the tractor or ATV—you can just grab on to the handle and haul pretty hefty loads wherever you need to go. They're easy to use, strong and effective—all traits to be thankful for.

We typically make this recipe with aged cheddar to really showcase the taste of the cheese. Yield: Approximately 24 crackers, depending on size Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/4 cup butter, softened (1/2 a stick) 1/4...

A simple bored hole may be enough for a birdhouse, and a Santa may not need any cutting. Sometimes it may be months before the gourd itself suggests to me how it should be finished for use.

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. Shake the jar to submerge the beetles. Soil drenches, insecticidal soap and horticultural oil are additional options...

First she got a shot of Bo-Se. Bo-Se is an injectable prescription selenium and vitamin D supplement that pregnant mama goats need if they live where the soil is selenium deficient, like it is here in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock Many of the 3-foot-tall tomato cages on the market won't hold a Better Boy or German Johnson tomato plant that wants to grow more than 5 feet high.

And the gooseberries are growing.' ~Anton Chekhov Gather dough into a ball, adding more water if needed. Divide in half and roll out on floured hoard. 'You sit on the verandah and you drink tea, while your ducks swim on the pond, there is a delicious...

Areas that tend to flood can be turned into, or that problematic water can be forced to run off wherever you prefer it to go by way of a dry creek bed. Rain gardens and dry creek beds are water features that can be very wet at certain times of the year,...

Because of the abundance of life in the rainforest, the process of decomposition happens quickly and at a large scale.Decomposers are essential parts of the the rainforest ecosystem.Although these organisms are small and often overlooked, decomposers...

There will be a few rotten leaves to remove. They will help keep the soil moist in dry weather. They will feed the worms. I will cut out any branches not showing green shoots. Let me explain why I prefer the spring.

Compost will help regulate moisture and often help with drainage. Not knowing what the soil was going to be like, I decided to prepare a mixture of semi-raised and in-ground beds to see which worked out best for our new property.

Do your rose leaves have holes in them? Cutter bees do a lot of good and having them choose some of my roses to make their nesting materials with is a small price to pay. The rose leaves with damage to them may be removed if desired, but again, affected...

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 cornmeal 1 cup nonfat milk 2 eggs 2 tablespoons sugar 2 cups grated cheddar cheese All-purpose...

Soaked-Flour Easter Biscuits Despite all the sugary candies at Easter, one of my favorite treats is a humble sweet biscuit. Why do we want to do this? If you can only find plastic, depress the cutter firmly before you pull it away.

Place on baking sheet. Patting the dough into a rectangle and cutting the dough into squares seems to work just right, no matter the recipe. Line baking pan with parchment paper or silicone sheet.

But most of us don't have the space to plant all the beautiful varieties pictured, and after we have made our choices, these colorful catalogs are discarded (or at best, recycled).

Step 2: Erect The Frame Jessica Walliser Once the two A-frame ends are built, have a helper hold one of them up as you attach one end of the 4-foot piece of 1×6 to the bottom using two or three 1-inch wood screws.

Since the dough should not be too wet or too crumbly-dry, you might need to adjust amounts a little with these substitutions. Stir frequently, be patient and avoid burning them. Add the vinegar and the thyme, and let cook briefly until the liquid evaporates.

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 information available suggested Celtis occidentalis (also known as a hackberry or sugarberry). Arrive and oval holes with a very clean edge appear on theThese solitary bees harvest the small circles of leaf to line their nests.There are several genera...