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Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. Today, I want to encourage you with Dr. Angelou's words because your love of the land is special and I want it to bring you joy and happiness in return.

Enthusiasm is contagious. Their enthusiasm is definitely contagious, and just being in the presence of these wonderful people inspires me to pull myself up by my bootstraps and keep chugging along, not to mention all the people they've inspired to do...

It is one of many techniques associated with permaculture, a philosophy that seeks to understand, mimic and incorporate natural relationships and systems into the garden. The latest bed-building method to turn gardeners' heads is actually an ancient technique...

Let's just be honest: It was cold this week. Every time I climbed into my car in some new creative way, dropped my keys because my hands were shaking from the cold, or added another layer of clothing to my daily outfit, I thought of Hal Borland's quote...

Complementary therapies are things like herbs , Reiki, massage, chiropractic adjustments and homeopathic remedies. Ask Martok! Do you have a livestock or wildlife question you want me to answer?

Humans who ingest berries can suffer symptoms associated with caffeine poisoning. Select garden spots that restrict access to unsupervised children and pets. Depression, vomiting and diarrhea are common symptoms winterberries produce in pets.

I'm constantly mulling over possibilities in my mind, from the contemplative (“What if I was from a different country?”) to the ridiculous (“How awesome would it be if I had three arms?”).

It is said that there are great benefits to eating a leaf steam each day. New To You, But Not So New It turns out that ashitaba isn't all that “new” to America. Nutritional Powerhouse Traditionally, ashitaba leaf was used for longevity and rejuvenation...

At first glance, I thought I was looking at several immature assassin bug nymphs on the hunt. But then I realized that these little nymphs were immature leaf-footed bugs , which aren't beneficial at all and are actually quite nefarious.

Digging in your garden too soon or in the wrong conditions results in two things: frustration for you and poor soil structure. Frozen soil is dense and rigid. Several very warm days in a row may lead you to believe that the ground is ready to be worked.

For instance, the fungal disease Pythium root rot occurs with cooler temperatures in poorly drained soils. Generally, infected seeds become soft or mushy, turning brown to black in color.

Do they send their grass clipping to municipal compost sites? How are we to know whether or not the bacterial or virus could be absorbed by plant material in our vegetable gardens?

The orgins are obscure; some think it even goes back to Abraham Lincoln pardoning his son Tad's pet turkey. This year's turkey, "Pumpkin", was presented to President Bush in a Rose Garden Ceremony.

About twenty years ago I had a grocery store. Be as it may, important is that nothing bad happened. Whithin a year, we decided it wasn't convenient to pursue the business, since we were mostly losing, rather than gaining, so we closed the store and took...

Better known as Dracaena sanderiana, this plant is a fixture in many households.Connoisseurs agree that not all bamboo is created equally.Lucky bamboo, also known as "Belgian evergreen," is a woody shrub with shiny green leaves.

It's worth your time to seek out different species, especially native species; not only will this help in creating biodiversity in your community, but it will also reward you with fewer garden pests and plant problems.

This philosophy fuels the idea of sustainable farming and gardening, where wise crop rotation -- and allowances for fallow soil -- keep soil naturally sustained rather than depleted.

The grain is straight to slightly wavy and may be slightly interlocking. The wood nails well but is average or worse for holding screws. This is similar to the hardness of basswood (367) and redwood (402).

Other weekend chores will include reseeding some bare spots in the lawn, pulling out the plethora of spent calendula plants in the front garden, harvesting spinach, digging up and dividing some of my overzealous Nepeta (catmint) plants, and moving my...

I bought a starfruit at the local food co-op, I tried sushi for the first time, and before I knew it, I was hooked. When I was growing up, I was a pretty picky eater. I also wasn't crazy about my foods touching on the plate—my mom used to make a baked...

They are highly attractive spilling over a container or retaining wall. In fact, the thorns are likely one reason why deer tend to avoid the plant.Bougainvillea is a warm-climate plant.

Soil pH varies widely in any given region, so soil should be tested before planting. Test the soil periodically, because the pH of many soils will tend to drift back to the original "natural" value.Alkaline soils are more often encountered and are more...

Here in my Ohio zone-6a garden, I keep my garden deeply mulched in the early spring to protect against late cold snaps until I'm ready to plant. While it's common practice to put mulch down in the garden at the end of the growing season, mulches also...

While costly upfront, the spray foam would provide future savings in the form of lower heating and cooling bills, as well as tax incentives. The higher the value, the better the thermal performance.

To answer the reader's question, a Black Sex Link female chick is completely black, but an Australorp female chick is black on the top with a buff color on her neck, chest and bottom.

Harvesters (humans or machinery) chop down the stems and leave the roots to regrow for next season, collect the stems and load them onto a truck or rail wagon for transport to the processing facility.Sugar cane is mainly used to make sugar.

From white to shocking pink, the varieties range in height from 1 to 1 1/2 feet tall. Originating in Madagascar, this tropical plant will often naturalize in warm climate zones. Heatwave Pink is a low-growing plant that will remain small all its life.