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I would rather support more crop diversity and more planting of whole grains that can be eaten by more species. Those are the main things we look for in a feed for our goats. Here's what a few of them do: Kelp: Kelp is very high in minerals, amino acids...

Goats—yes, goats —have teamed up with Action Aid Sweden , a charity fighting poverty and injustice, to create a Christmas album. While everyone has their favorites (“Fairy Tale of New York” by The Pogues and Jack Johnson's version of “Rudolph...

Water at the base of the plant to reduce the amount of moisture left on foliage as this increases the risk of disease. Do so by gradually removing tires, harvesting as you go. If you want, chit potatoes beforehand, letting the seed potatoes sit out until...

This should be printed on the tire's sidewall, somewhere above the rim—you might have to scrape away some dirt to find it. Finding Rare Tractor Tires Two great resources for rare tires is Miller Tire , in Ohio, and Nebraska Tire , in Nebraska.

Inevitably, I start working amongst my flowers at first light and look up to see the sun going down. It is an important crop for our herb business, so it is very difficult to view it as a weed even when it is making a nuisance of itself.

To compensate for mint's aggressiveness, many gardeners plant it in an out-of-the-way spot, where it can grow as far and wide as it wants, without disturbing other desired plants, but not every gardener has enough space to do this.

This reverses the circulation in your body, which helps with leg fatigue and circulates good blood to your brain and organs. On a mat or blanket, take a seated position that is different from how you might sit in the garden, Rogers says.

To make room, there's the winter Polka Dot Sale! The remaining plants had been fairly well picked over. On a cold but sunny Sunday afternoon, inspiration struck! A trip to my favorite local nursery would lift me right out of my winter doldrums.

The most common tomato diseases you might encounter in your garden are fusarium wilt, verticillium wilt, nematodes and tobacco mosaic virus. Leaving a plant in the ground in the hopes that it will recover can allow the disease to spread to unaffected...

When spring finally rolls around, it's always a good idea to do some routine maintenance on your farm machinery and tools, just to make sure that everything is primed and ready for your busiest time of year.

The vines will tumble over the edges of the squash rings, and this mulch keeps the fruits clean and helps cut down on weeding chores. Each autumn I collect as many fallen leaves as possible.

It developed a hairline crack in the side rendering it useless for salads. They make a great gift as well.Does anybody really ever use candy dishes anymore? You might be surprised.

Even a brief look at the available options can be confusing, because plenty exist on the market. If you don't already own an air compressor or two, I suggest that you start shopping—it's a great tool to have on hand.

I recently planted the gorgeous variegated 'Imperial Banner' (shown below right) in a dark spot of my front yard and it really lit up the space. Some years it's been caterpillars, but this year it was a big fat katydid that almost totally defoliated the...

Trim away any excess clay.Now you have a fat clay snake with three rings of color inside. Alternatively, you can make a snake from your central color and roll the other layers around it, one by one, making an increasingly fat clay cylinder.

Most of us agreed that it seemed colder by the time we reached Dutch Gardens. She met us that morning and graciously offered advice and suggestions on container plants and combinations.

Look for plays in tone and color. Planting rows of ferns and dark blood red roses will help the whole look. This is a great place for sitting back and thinking about the good old days.This will be the cats meow garden.

Research has shown that edible flowers have been used by the Roman, Chinese, Middle Eastern and Indian cultures as far back as 25 BC. During Queen Victoria's reign, edible flowers found their way to the new world where they are experiencing a resurgence...

He knew that a perfect garden was unattainable, but still worth striving for. Defiance, on the other hand, is what makes gardeners."I knew that, and had experienced the defiance that is required to bring a garden into being and keep it looking decent...

True, it's more expensive than the recycled materials used for winter sowing and definitely more trouble than the catalogs that come flooding in, unbidden. (I was.)I used to buy a lot of gardening magazines, and read and reread them.

The bottom right photo is of an aloe planted in a plastic shell... The porcelain blue and white pot and small green glass ones were particularly challenging to drill, but I got lucky and didn't break them.

Visit www.slf.org.au/event/roof A photo posted by Do it on the Roof (@doitontheroof) on Feb 16, 2015 at 5:29pm PST #planningreen #sustentabilidade #telhadoverde #greenroof #reuse A photo posted by @planning_green on Feb 18, 2015 at 5:15pm PST #greencity...

Cilantro, chopped 1 T. Tomato salsa) 2 T. Olive oil lime juice, to taste Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Before serving, add lime juice to puree. For that touch of sweetness in your soup, roast the parsnips first.

Pine trees develop deep tap roots as the part above ground begins to grow.Pine trees rely on tap roots to anchor them into the soil.Pine trees develop two different types of roots.

Part of the propagation process is pollen.Pine trees produce small, male cones that create the pollen in small, internal chambers. Pine trees (Pinaceae sp.) rely on seeds for reproduction.

In January or February, however, when our gardens are buried in snow, even flowers with dye jobs begin to look good. The carnations didn't show any signs of decline until about a week later.When I went to throw them out, I noticed that there were new...

With several months of warm growing weather, they'll be ready to put on a show for you and your neighborhood, and provide additional safe havens for overwintering birds. Now is the perfect time to plan how you'll change next year's vistas.