The English language can be confusing, given that it borrows words from many different languages and includes many words with similar meanings. Remember, the fact that spade and shovel are so often used interchangeably means that you'll see instances...
Since it is one of the most popular tools, using round point shovels for many tasks makes it a work horse of the garden. They may also have a point to push into soil. The attachment of the scoop to the handle should be welded securely.
How bad are shovel headed worms when it comes to killing earthworms? —Mike Hilbig, HobbyFarms.com reader A: Based on the photo you submitted, Mike, you've identified this worm correctly.
Moist conditions can encourage rust formation, which both dulls and deteriorates your equipment and eventually destroys your investment in quality tools. A hand-held grinder tool will also work, but a bastard file is certainly the cheapest option.
Think what a wonderful memory book you could create using pictures of the old home place alongside pictures of the new home that you have given the plants.Take pictures of the home, barn, outbuildings and all of the overgrown gardens.
If there's one bright side to all of this, it's that the same warm weather that is causing ice to form and snow to fall is a sure sign that spring is near. Unfortunately, it's still not warm enough for the temperatures to stay above freezing for more...
Grasp the stump and rock it until it can be easily removed. Its small size makes it easy to remove with equipment that most homeowners have on hand. Ensure that all the spines are removed with the leaves.
You can do this either after or before seeding (I prefer after so it helps protect the seeds from marauding birds and holds it in place until germination). Many municipalities make leaf compost from leaves collected off of streets each autumn.
We then use our findings to assist in developing our course of treatment. We also have to stop the possible spread of infection. While some tonics can be very useful, some can also exacerbate a problem.
Poplar trees grow tall and straight under most circumstances, and they put out long root systems to help support them. One way to stop the suckers or to fix a problem with a root is to kill it.Poplar trees sprout up easily from sucker growth on the roots.Expose...
When ice becomes a problem, these five tools will help you get things under control. Snow shovels are also useful for removing the broken chunks of ice once the chipping process is complete.
Well, not really hated, but let's just say that I wasn't used to my aunt's soup and dumplingscombination. Dumplings, aswell as other pasta, are cooked in boiling water for a quick cooking, but not too quick, otherwise they can break off.
I tell you, they were not so happy to hear that! Soon, it started to snow with tiny snowflakes which dressed up the trees and plants in a beautiful white coat.After a day and a half it stopped snowing and the freeze began.
Below are some plants that grow well in rocky soil: Normally, a depth of 4 inches (10 cm.), which is sufficient for lawn grasses to grow in, is what you get. With the shovel head, you poke and prod inside the base of the hole only to discover more clangs...
The name cycad represents an ancient type of plant once found on every continent but now is restricted to a narrow range of ecosystems in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.
Snowplow Of course, we can't forget plain old snowplows. This article originally ran in the January/February 2016 issue of Hobby Farms. They're simpler than machinery but still quick and good for small jobs, and they are capable of fine work in areas...
And if you heard it during a conversation among gardeners, the words were probably followed by a collective groan. Use a spading fork to loosen the soil at the bottom of your first row, until the depth of the trench is about 12 inches.
Make sure you have the right tools on hand for this enjoyable and productive project. It can be a lot of fun to transplant trees, but you'll need to have the right tools on hand to help the job go smoothly.
I cut a small bouquet of roses with my scissors yesterday. I use a lot of green, plastic-covered wire to tie up plants in the garden and wrap bunches of herbs and flowers. Perhaps the best but least-frequent use of scissors in the garden is for thinning...
Avoid over-watering, evidenced by pools of water. Yuccas do best in dry, well-drained soil in areas that receive full sun. Try to keep most of the roots intact, although yuccas are extremely resilient and will quickly regenerate a root system.Replant...
If they all do well, I'll put in a few more things, but for now I need to protect the roots of the plants I have. Gardening with chickens can be a lot of fun. What did sprout throughout the fresh garden bed was 32 square feet of poison ivy.
To read a persimmon, wait until after several hard frosts so the fruit is gooshy. Clean them (they're very slippery), then carefully cut them in half the long way using a sharp knife.
Digging frozen soil is hard work and the minute you realize you are working way too hard just to turn up the soil is the time to put the shovel down and exercise some patience.There is never any sense in getting ahead of the natural sequence of events.
Low amounts of water cause flowers and fruits to drop, while too much water causes failure to flower or stunted fruit growth.can also greatly affect fruiting potential. Winter cold and wind in the furthest reaches of USDA zone 8 can also cause slowed...
Move your plant or plants to new holes in the ground or, if you like, into containers. They're beautiful, tough as nails, and very handy for burns and cuts; but if you've had an aloe plant for a few years now, chances are it's getting too big for its...
The berries on the hedge are eaten by local bird life, which in turn spread the seeds of the berry around the same area. Remove small pieces of root at a time.Place all of the branches, roots and other remains of the tree in a wheelbarrow.Spray herbicide...
Even if you're a more persistent winter gardener than I am, autumn is a good time to give tools a more thorough clean-up than most people have time for during the growing season. Shovels and spades can be sharpened the same way, although they don't need...
