I don't even know how many different creeks there are in Rapallo. During the rainy season, like now, the creek swells and the waterfall gets nice and big. When we go hiking in the woods we see ancient crumbling mills all over the place.
These cuttings are usually taken in winter, when the plant is dormant.Plant breeders perform a simple test called a snap test to determine if a stem is suitable for propagating with semi-hardwood cuttings.
Even if you're not baling hay, you might find it simple and convenient to use your truck to carry tools and supplies around the farm, whether you're constructing a new shed or working on a fencing project in a remote field.
Frost tolerant Yes, but it is important to choose varieties known to grow well in your area to reduce risk of losing blooms to spring freezes. Young cherry trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk.
“Hauling livestock to market two times a year is hardly the same as hauling goods across the country on a daily basis,” Bacus says. Farmers are pleased with Senate's amendment to exempt farm trucks from bill S.1813, allowing flexibility with state-border...
Later in this article, I'll discuss some of the suspension options that help with these issues. The load might be as small as a few 50-pound sacks of feed or as large as a 5-ton tractor.
With vines that climb walls, fences or create privacy shields, you may want to make certain they are true evergreens.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Below is a list of zone 6 evergreen vines and their...
It's free, after all, and very good stuff. You'll have to do a careful inspection to be sure it's fully composted and perhaps ask a few questions if you are concerned about what was used to make it, but around here, it's usually a good-quality product—and...
(Buy old blankets for cheap at a yard sale or thrift store.) If you load the crate in the back of your van, be sure to spread a tarp on the floor to catch spills. A crate can also be loaded in the bed of the truck, but it should be pulled up close behind...
If that isn't enough to think about, sweet potato vines can be compact, vigorous, or semi-bush. Skin color of sweet potato types vary widely from creamy white to rosy red, tan, purple or yellow-orange.
In colder climates, semi-evergreen varieties decline through successive autumn freezes or go dormant and lose all their leaves in early winter. They are famously simple to maintain, but the best way to ensure a minimum of winter chores is togrow the daylily...
The crown will send out up to 7 shoots, only take 3 or 4, leaving the rest for the plant to rejuvenate itself. When it's time for the fiddleheads, I have been known to take a few days off of work, just so I can keep an eye on them.
If you have a spell of bad weather—colder and drier than usual—the browning is probably damage related to the conditions. The colder your climate, or a particular winter season, the more browning you will see.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...
The old folks who were the recipients of our nonmelodic voices graciously opened their doors and we piled inside for hot chocolate and peppermint sticks and oatmeal cookies with raisins.
“Not everyone goes to the farmers market and buys a week's worth of food, says Bradley Taylor, farmer and co-founder of Farm a la Carte. In addition to selling fresh produce, Mobile Market provides shoppers with simple, inexpensive recipes to prepare...
The flowers are surprisingly frost resistant. Their leaves are reasonably attractive, being mostly basal and covered in short, stiff hairs. They make admirable cut-flowers.Among the single-flowered hybrids are 'September Charm', 'Rosenschale' and 'Honerine...
The flesh is yellow with splashes of red as it gets closer to the pit or stone. This type of peach is often found canned in syrup in the supermarket rather than fresh.Freestone peaches are most often eaten fresh, simply because the pit is easily removed.
Fruit tree spacing can be as close as 2-3 feet apart for a hedgerow. Standard is the largest tree size, semi-dwarf is of medium height and dwarf is the smallest size.Standard fruit trees grow at maturity up to 18-25 feet tall/wide, unless they are standard...
Properly cared for in a site to its liking, pachysandra transforms into a living tapestry that remains green or semi-evergreen all year long. Either rake pachysandra beds very gently, or clean the bed with a leaf blower on lowest speed to help protect...
‘Rosy O'Grady' is a subtle pinkish mauve with rosy outer petals.Try ‘White Swan' or ‘White Wings' if you're in the market for handsome, semi-double blooms in creamy white. If you're looking for white flowers, consider ‘Burford White.' Gorgeous...
Mature height is 3 to 4 feet.– The 3-inch blooms of Seashell cosmos display rolled petals, which give the flowers a seashell-like appearance. When it comes to considering the many types of cosmos plants on the market, gardeners are faced with a wealth...
Alternatively space tomatoes according to the final growing dimensions on the seed packet or plant label. For example, space plants of a variety that grows 2 feet wide 2 feet apart.For plentiful, disease-free tomatoes, water the plants regularly and apply...
Marion is one of the most popular blackberry cultivars in the United States, and is grown extensively in Oregon for its tasty, medium to large sized fruit. Plants may be trailing or erect, thorned or thornless, but all varieties can be recognized by the...
Do you remember the little leather change purses with snap clasps at the top that our grandmothers or great-aunts used to carry? Or perhaps it is just lounging on a South American slope somewhere, with its slippers up, remembering its glory days!
Gold coloration is especially prominent in "Canadale Gold" (Euonymus fortunei "Canadale Gold"), which will grow 2 to 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. "Emerald 'n' Gold" (Euonymus fortunei "Emerald 'n' Gold") sports bright green leaves edged in gold and grows...
This method is actually a combination of manual and mechanical picking.All three methods of harvesting oranges have benefits and the best harvesting method is dependent on several factors.
Despite losing a good many leaves, which most informational websites we read said it could not only survive but recuperate from fully, the tree has continued to produce blooms and seed pods, so we're hopeful that it was the right move at the right time.
