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Don't Raise Or Grow Too Many Unique Things Seed catalogs are alluring publications. This is definitely something I wish I had realized much much earlier in my farming endeavors. Stick with a few money makers, and let those pay for the other ventures you're...

Send me your question! « More Mondays with Martok » Tags Ask Martok , making cheese , Mondays with Martok Sheep milk is very rich. East Friesians are white, with ears that stick out to the sides, wool-free heads, legs and bellies, and short, naked tails.

It's winter, and for me that means time to fire up the chain saw. As I've gotten older and at least marginally smarter, how I face tree removal has changed. Always wear a snug fit around an operating chainsaw.

One of the most popular patterns is Desert Rose created inby Frederick and Mary Grant in 1941 for the Gladding McBean pottery. Floral patterns have been used to decorate just about everything and appear almost everywhere.They have been used so extensively,...

I have several varieties and I usually sow a few seeds of each. My Christmas cactus blooms were also late because of a lack of sunlight. Their real flowers appeared much later, in January.

The flowers can be red, yellow, orange or, rarely, white.Hummingbirds are the primary source of pollination for the Aloe plant.Watch for hummingbirds to visit the Aloe plants, as the Aloe's tube-shaped flowers make it difficult for other birds and insects...

If the sumac becomes invasive, though, crowding out native plants, manage it through annual burns in the late summer, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Use carefully controlled burns to destroy the top growth.

I had no plans for it, but it was familiar to me, and I found some comfort in familiar things. I laid the dyed muslin scraps on a bush to dry. I have many friends on Dave's Garden who can foods, just as I did when my children were small and I had a family...

Plant in fast-draining soil mix, keep the soil consistently moist and store the seeds at or very near 45 degrees Fahrenheit to encourage the seeds to germinate. Use containers that are at least 8 inches deep.

With deep watering, foliage will grow in aggressively, and remontant varieties will get a second wind for reblooming. For these, prune in late fall in northern growing zones or delay pruning until spring in southern zones where winter freezes are rare...

A late-spring frost can damage the plants' new leaves, however. At that time, it is too late to plant or transplant them.Before the first snow, remove all foliage and stems from the hostas.

Seeds should not overlap. Buy poppy seeds to sprout from plant or gardening stores. Keep the seeds damp throughout. Rinse before eating or cooking.Start indoors using peat pellets.

We have a high stone retaining wall along part of our driveway with a garden above it. Nasturtiums are my favorite, but I also like to plant alyssum there too. Can't wait to try these new ones.

Dorie often visited Pat and usually brought me along during those hot summers in the mid-1970's. Daffodils were still in bloom. This transition is when many spring bloomers put on a show, when their secret beauty that lies unnoticed throughout the year...

Maximize Storm Water My family took advantage of occasional summer thunderstorm that passed through the mountains in the late afternoons. While you waited for the water in the shower to warm up, a bucket was placed in the tub to collect the cold water.

Maybe this item should come off the list just to spite the ones that can't take it.This year I went to the University's Horticulture Club sale and the local Iris Society sale to the tune of 99 plants and 15 rhizomes respectively.

If flowers are located in the vicinity or were previously found in the vicinity, someone with hyperosmia may be able to smell them even though others cannot. Hyperosmia can be temporary, such as being caused by drug use or pregnancy.

Any trimming method requires that an object be placed in the alpaca's mouth to open up a space between the opposing teeth so you have room to insert a cutting instrument. You can also use a metal porcine mouth speculum, a piece of cloth or a small towel...

Cover the rows with fresh soil. Use seed potatoes to obtain the most successful seed pieces for new crops.Plant your potato seeds starting in early March, continuing through the end of June for the latest varieties.

Remove the stems from the mixture. Mix one part of glycerin to two parts of hot tap or boiling water. Let the stems absorb the mixture for about five days. After two to three weeks, cut the stems down.

If you transplant in late spring or early summer, then use new greenwood as your cuttings. Untangle the root ball to encourage the roots to become established. The shrub will not flower during the first year, as pieris buds form on the previous year's...

Dip the stripped half in water, then in rooting hormone, if available. Bury 2- to 6-inch-long cuttings horizontally under 1/2 inch of rooting medium.Keep plumbago cuttings out of direct sunlight but in a bright place until they've rooted.

White orchids provide an ambiance of wistfulness and loneliness, and therefore are highly suitable as "I miss you" flowers. A sweet and sentimental way of making someone aware that they are missed is by sending a dozen carnations in a vase, whether they...

The Jerusalem artichoke, or sunchoke, is a Midwest native that produces an edible tuber. In some cases, without them there are certain vitamins and minerals our bodies can't use. We wound up sticking them into a spare pile of dirt just off the driveway...

Deadheading is the process of trimming off old, withering flowers with the hope of encouraging reblooming. Deadheading lilies is for aesthetic purposes only; lilies do not rebloom once their primary flowering display ends.A gardener does not need to deadhead...

While the sides can be as high as you'd like, raised beds should not be so wide that you can't reach the middle from either side for planting, harvesting and maintenance. When complete, the raised bed will be ready to place.

Here are a few of my favorite self-sowing annuals. Their white flowers look very much like the blooms of Queen Anne's lace and are produced prolifically on 3-foot-tall stems. Finely divided, thread-like foliage is topped with bunches of flowers in shades...