Where Are New Holland Tractors Built

I know that from now on, I'll be keeping a closer eye on these companies to see what new plants they have to offer each year. During that time, the father and son team of Alan and Adrian Bloom have been responsible for introducing over 200 perennial cultivars...Remarkably,...

OK, I could handle this, I plastered a quivering smile on my face.Now I rank among those who did not grow very much and in the words of one of those dear DG friends, "OMG, you are Liliputian!" Believe me, that officer who approached my car was anything...

Photo by Rick Gush This garden, wedged between a road and a 15-foot drop, has been in Maria's family for generations. I've been driving past it for 10 years now and finally decided I had to stop and chat with the owner.

Potential water savings: Up to 150 gallons All data for water savings courtesy of The Nature Conservancy. Well more than half of the respondents immediately declined to even hazard a guess until prompted by researchers.

Although I love to garden and I love plants, I've never managed to fall in love with a houseplant the same way I fall in love with a perennial or a sunflower or a beet. My Nana , who is probably the biggest reason I love the natural world, was a huge...

This should be done on cattleyas, cymbidiums, dendrobiums, epidendrums, paphiopedilums, phragmipediums and vandas. It can also be removed at the base in the spring to give the orchid a rest and encourage new plant growth.Some types of oncidiums (psychopsis),...

Dragon fruit is also known as pitaya, and is a tropical plant that produces edible fruit. According to the University of Florida, it is widely distributed from Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel, Vietnam and the Caribbean.The dragon fruit requires tropical or subtropical...

“We tried to point out that the U.S. has been engaged in programs to reduce the impact of agriculture for decades now,” Zering says. With a larger wealthy population in the world, we are consuming more and driving up prices.” A report from the Food...

At the bottom of Dr. McNeal's email signature is a simple and familiar statement in quotation marks: “Your attitude determines your altitude.” Recently, I asked him, what the quotation means to him.

Raising birds is a way of life at Dickie Bird Farm. Growing The Farm Ivey Harlow The following year, we raised turkeys for Thanksgiving and welcomed our first goats, and I began teaching backyard poultry classes to my community through the county extension...

You will bring smiles and tears of joy to someone who barely has anything. From this point on people were bringing in tomatoes, zucchini and much more. It pleases me to know these people who are in need can enjoy some healthy, fresh produce from a local...

They enjoy rocky hills and boggy, cypress swamp margins, but also thrive in dry woods and sandy pinelands where they have full sunlight in the morning and partial shade in the afternoon.In the Pacific Northwest, people, including the U.S. Forest Service,...

We protect our bees from the wind with snow fencing and hive wrap. It is noticeably quiet. The constant hum that fills the air on a bee farm has fallen silent for a few months. The workers who are on the inside of the cluster have a chance to warm up,...

They also absorb oxygen from their roots. Oxygen is necessary for the chemical process of oxidation, or "burning." This is a chemical reaction that attaches oxygen atoms to other molecules, changing them and releasing energy as a side effect.

Honeybees stop flying when the weather drops below 50 degrees. Each larvae has its own cell and food supply, which are divided by mud partitions. When the temperature drops below that, the bees all crowd into the lower central area of the hive and form...

The glucosinolates and erucic acids are what give greens like collard, mustard and kale their sharply pungent taste.In 1978, the group of Canadians growing this new oilseed decided to name it "Canola," to distinguish it from other rapeseed oils.

I am so excited! The chickens are coming, the chickens are coming! They'll be very unique, no doubt. Our young ladies are coming from a farmer friend of mine who has a mixed flock of all kinds of funky varieties.

Like that picnic, gardening with annuals involves stocking up for the big event, mostly constant fun during it, and a cleanup afterwards. The helpful sales person stumps you with his first question-"Are you looking for annuals or perennials?" Well, what...

Roses will adapt to most soil types but prefer a fertile spot. As winter approaches, mound roses with 12 inches of a soil/compost mix, pruning any tall plants to prevent stem damage.

Also known as the cape jasmine gardenia, gardenia jasminoides can cause mild vomiting, diarrhea and hives in animals. This also applies to small children.A common houseplant gardenia variety, gardenia radicans floraplena is non-toxic to any living creature,...

This also improves the appearance of the plant. Place petunias in full sun to avoid spindly plants with few flowers. The plant grows 6 to 18 inches in height and spreads up to 4 feet, making it ideal for borders, containers and mass plantings.Petunias...

Stocking the refrigerator with healthy dishes that she cooked in the community kitchen was an added benefit for Geleva. Some members have a lot of experience in the kitchen, and others are new to cooking.” Page 1 | 2 Tags Jodi Helmer

In Genesis, sheaves of corn were used to represent Joseph as the sheaf that stood upright; Joseph's brothers were the sheaves that bowed down to his sheaf. There are similar words from other European languages that have influenced the word we use today,...

This is the source of oxygen in our atmosphere.Photosynthesis consists of two processes, a light reaction and a dark reaction. It is also responsible for the green color of plants.

Many city ordinances won't even allow them to be kept in backyard flocks. If you're comfortable eating your rooster, you can learn to process him yourself or you can have him processed for you.

Perennials live for three or more years, typically not flowering until their second year of growth.is not to be confused with hardiness, which is how much winter cold a plant will survive outdoors.

From the bulb base, thin roots grow to absorb water and nutrients. Without sufficient light, the leaves cannot replenish the energy reserves of the bulbs. Inside the bulb are layers of tissues, including cells that develop into flower buds and leaves.