What Are Flail Mowers Good For

They can be hugely beneficial in the garden. With enthusiasm, they'll chase down any creepy crawly and chow it down, and they are tenacious in their desire for fresh bugs. Some chickens won't even touch a Japanese beetle because of its size and hard outer...

Also avoid spinach because it contains oxalic acid, which depletes calcium in bird bones. In addition, leave a few stations with waterers in shady spots around the run or your yard.

Recommended pre-breeding management of the doe flock includes shearing, delousing and increasing the plane of nutrition several weeks in advance of breeding. Shearing Angora Goats Spring and fall shearings are the most important times of year for Angora...

Avoid planting peppers near members of the Brassica family or with, don't plant peppers near it since a common fungal disease of peppers may also spread to the apricot. Once the asparagus has been harvested in the spring, the peppers can utilize the space.Many...

Plant them in cottage style flower beds with any of the previously mentioned plants above in addition to: Commonly known as larkspur, delphiniums earned a beloved place in the Victorian language of flowers by representing an open heart.

Many types of flowers can be included in the garden to enticefreestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });are extremely beneficial garden animals and can serve to decrease the harmful insect population.can also keep...

Photo courtesy Growing Cities Filmmakers Dan Susman (right) and Andrew Monbouquette (left) traveled the country looking for urban farming. When Susman and Monbouquette stopped in Seattle, Wash., they experienced their most memorable moment: milking goats...

Add a pretty ribbon to the jar and your gift is ready to go!For a luxurious gift that all gardeners would love, try making lotion bars. Every so often I have to dig up my Irises and daffodils and need to divide them.

If there's any dried or yellowed skin around the white base, trim that off.Hold the leek leafy side down. The seeds will keep for several years too, so this makes for a very economical crop.

If one of your gardening friends mentions a houseplant called "aralia," ask "which one?" There are at least three indoor tropicals called aralia. These narrow leaves found on houseplant size specimens are the juvenile leaf style.

Youth also attend workshops to learn about the relationship between food and health, as well as to gain education about gardening and food-justice issues. The group has partnerships with local orchards, farms and CSAs to secure produce donations and deliver...

A minor point but one that some readers may find importantMoney Tree art at left by the incomparable "Inky" Used here with permission, Thank you! Inky Art not to be used elsewhere without express permission of the creator.

Some even include a tree seed or seedlings.Consider mixing human ashes into concrete for a unique garden sculpture, birdbath or paving stones. For example, too much calcium in soil can quickly reduce the supply ofAnd finally, cremation ashes have a very...

Pull it to the middle point so that when you hold it up, you will have twelve cords, six on either side of the ring. Once the skills are mastered in this project, we can build on them, to tackle more advanced ones.Here's a list of materials.

Short stems of bamboo sell for a dollar or so. Leaves are a medium green (possibly with white stripe) and roots are white or orange. That stem is rotting and should be removed immediately.The rest of the canes are usually fine.

Multicolored lights added some needed brightness to the dark brown tree. Holiday visitors are invited to choose a pack of seeds to take home with them.I have since seen similar trees for sale at garden centers and places where decorations are sold.

Grow bags can also be packed up and stored inside when not in use. They can be arranged along a porch or windows and even hung from walls in any place you can find that receives sunlight.They are also good if your soil quality is poor, both as an alternative...

I tried them for awhile but I continued to shiver.From the north came the words: “Lots of exercise will warm you up.” I already run through my days like a spinning top, but I added to that, and all the time I continued to shiver.A friend from the...

Scallions keep good for about a week in the refrigerator. Sprouts only indicate an older age of the vegetables and are not a sign of decay or spoilage.The sprouts produced in onions may be removed and used in salads, soups or as garnishes.

I'm tempted by one that would help me take notes about my own plants over time. I used my phone to take a pictorial note of wildflowers as I walked the dog. The nifty screen, the icons, so many features to explore! Within minutes of showing my new toy,...

Likewise, the nuts of) are also excellent deciduous trees for cold climates. Many of the most northern states, like Montana, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Maine, include regions that are in zone 3.While some evergreen trees are sufficiently cold hardy to...

Belonging to the Aster/Daisy family, the plant produces 3-inch-wide thick blooms in shades or yellow and orange that forms an attractive container, bedding or border flower. Commonly grown in May, the versatile, easy-care flower grows 8 to 36 inches tall,...

She's a frequent contributor to various chicken keeping publications, as well as her blog, www.fresh-eggs-daily.com , and is an avid gardener, crafter, baker and knitter in her free time.

There are several in the illustrations of the window feeders above. I wanted the 'main' feeder to be the one we could see from our great room because that is where we spend most of our time.

There is no way I can convince someone who is terrified of snakes not to be, but perhaps a discussion of their benefits and harmlessness to the garden will deter a few would-be killers of these wonderful and efficient garden predators.

The tenacious hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis), hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 9, withstands much that nature sends its way. But occasionally, the soft-wooded, rugged-barked tree becomes weakened by disease...

The electrolytes and sugar content in Gatorade that are essential for human hydration are not effective in hydrating plants. Moreover, the combination caused a moldy substance to coat the plant's soil, preventing absorption of any nutrients from the soil.Plants...