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Wildflowers at Jennings Prairie
The prairie was established to protect the prairie blazing star ( Liatris pycnostachya ) and is home to many rare and endangered Pennsylvania plant species as well as to the endangered massasauga rattlesnake.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Vegetables at the Fair
Your entry provides an opportunity for avid gardeners to view a first hand sample. You may have the only specimens of a beloved heirloom tomato or maybe you are the first one in the community to grow a newly developed hybrid cucumber.
California
El Segundo
Fun at the Fair
The four-acre farm resides at the fairgrounds year-round, but during fair time, 4-H and FFH members fill the barns with their project animals. It was hard to get a spot where we could see the action.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pollinate New Ideas: How Beekeepers Can Attract Customers At Market
Consider that your customers come to market to connect with you face to face and hear about how you manage your bees. For our family, weekly market trips are a grocery trip and social experience wrapped into one.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
A Day at Dave\'s Garden
After givingthem their treats I reach into the freezer and pull out some beans. My basement is full ofall dormant as well and waiting for February to be potted up for their journey back to life.
California
El Segundo
Texas Wheat Harvests at Risk
The need for better soil moisture is felt not just for grain production, but for livestock forage production, too, as winter wheat is also commonly relied upon for fall grazing , he says.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Helenium, Nothing to Sneeze At!!!
Replant and water in well and it won't even realize it has been divided. The water requirements are not a problem for me in my area but could be for those living with watering restrictions.
California
El Segundo
Don\'t Try This at Home
Check to see if you are following the most up-to-date canning practices. When it comes to canning, though, if it isn't processed, then it isn't safe. The temperature of the water during the washing and rinsing cycles are far below those required to destroy...
California
El Segundo
The Ivy At Christmas Time
This Christmas I'll be looking at the holly and the ivy in my garden beds and singing this ancient carol with new respect. The symbolism stuck, but the dissonance was captured in the carol, “The Holly and the Ivy.” At the time, the holly was symbolic...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Looking at Cambodian Water Buffalo
During his preschool years, Kimsoeun Seat watched over his grandparents' water buffalo in the eastern province of Kompong Cham. They eat, sleep and work alongside their human counterparts.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
A Potager at Your Door
Keep them 4-feet wide at the most so you can reach the middle for harvesting or weeding from either side, and create comfortable sized pathways in between to allow you to maneuver a wheelbarrow or cart.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Spot Leafminer Flies At Work
Severe infections can lead to heavy leaf drop, which can eventually kill the plant. Organic sprays with spinosad can be useful treating light leafminer populations. Adult leafminers flies are very small flies, typically around 1/10 inch long.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Make Cheese at Home ... Overnight
(If you prefer to make your own yogurt , try these easy-to-follow instructions !) Kefir is a fermented-milk beverage, purported to have beneficial effects on health, beauty and weight-loss.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
A Further Look at Mycorrhizas
Courtesy of mgarrThis file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlikeThese are cases where fungi penetrate root cells, forming either shrub-like arbuscules or tuber-like vesicles.
California
El Segundo
Does Grass Grow at Night
Sugar-making is also known as respiration or the "dark reactions," because it can occur when the sun is down. At night, they use that energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars, which they then use as food.
California
Santa Monica
Foul Air at Factory Farms
Although EIP was not involved in the collection of the data, Heinzen believes that researchers used the EPA definition of CAFO—feed lots or facilities where animals are confined and fed for a total of 45 days in a 12-month period and waste is discharged...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Mallard Ducks at the Park
Wilson from www.naturespicsonline.com who generously shared it via Wikimedia Commons.In studying mallard ducks, I have acquired a beginner's vocabulary to share with you:. It is an amazing thing to see.Take the kids out for a walk in the park to see the...
California
El Segundo
Cajun Hibiscus at Dupont Nursery
This Rudbeckia has a lot going for it. I saw first-hand how my customers would anxiously wait for me to unload Dupont hibiscus and other plants at our nursery. The seedlings' flowers are then observed very closely.
California
El Segundo
Rare Chickens at a Glance
Get more Hobby Farms downloads! Tags American Livestock Breeds Conservancy , chicken breeds , rare chickens From Buckeyes to Yokohamas, we've got the information you need to care for rare chicken breeds.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The Garden Shines at Night
Another delightful element we enjoy having on our patio is a fountain. Small trees, including the Japanese Stewartia and Virginia Magnolia (I have one of each) have pale blossoms that shine in the soft twilight.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Establishing Yourself at a Farmers Market
Then, compare that to the competition. What sold well? Create signage that helps to showcase your product.Know that you know the basics, consider a few must-do tips that can really transform the success you have at such an establishment.*Ensure your produce...
California
El Segundo
Big Bugs! at the Morton Arboretum
It does not present a very realistic appearance, yet the positioning of the legs gives it a kinetic effect, as if it might come scuttling after the visitors. Even a tall adult could easily walk underneath the body, which is made of wicker-like withes,...
California
El Segundo
Winning Blue Ribbons at the Fair
This is good advice no matter what type of product or animal you may be entering. The second step is more extensive and involves learning the details about standards in a particular category.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Making Soap With Kids At Home
The nine year old is in charge of zeroing out the scale after each measurement and keeping it clean. If you're new to making soap, carve out about an hour of alone time each for three separate sessions.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Plant Life at Hueco Tanks, Texas
For thousands of years people have been living in or passing through the Hueco Tanks area to use the water and plant material found here. Eons ago, igneous rock was thrust though the surrounding limestone rock and weathering created the hills and basins...
California
El Segundo
Why Do Moonflowers Bloom at Night?
A plant that grows quickly from seed, the leaves of the moonflower often extend 6 inches across, as do the solitary white blooms marked with a five-pointed star of a slightly different shade of white.The moonflower (Ipomoea alba), is related to the morning...
California
Santa Monica
Survey: Local Livestock Breeds at Risk
Survey Results The survey, which includes mention of about 7,600 breeds of cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and other animals in 169 countries, reports that: 11% of the investigated breeds are now extinct (some having disappeared many decades ago), 16% are...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia