Chicken Run Complete
This is where I sit and take a break in between digging post holes and stapling wire. This was so much fun doing with the girls. Well, at least two of them showed up for the hard work. 😉
Composting! An Enviornmental Gold Mine In Your Back Yard
Composting is not only one of the best things you can do for your garden, it is also one of the best things you can do for our environment.
The chickens have flown the coop.
There is one tough red bird hanging on, and I have my suspicions that ‘she’ is a ‘he’ The comb is getting bigger and the tail feathers getting longer and longer all the time.
Let It Rot: Five Guidelines For Composting
Compost is what is left over when organic matter decomposes. Organic matter can be things like vegetable scraps, leaves, mown grass and any other garden waste. This material will decompose without any assistance at all, though you can help it along and enjoy the benefits of compost faster if you wish. Because it doesn’t contain …
Health is a blessing that money cannot buy
One of the key ingredients for a great life is good health and good health is derived from good nutrition. One part of good health is exercising right and the other is to eat right. The risk of acquiring diseases can be reduced by controlling the diet and the amount of intake of certain foods. …
Magic Marvelous Compost Bin
Laugh away, but take it seriously, LOL Click ‘Continue Reading’ to see the video. It’s hilarious.
How To Make the Garden Soil More Acid
Lowering Soil pH Reduction of pH levels tends to be a more expensive and complicated process than increasing them. There are, however a couple of “emergency measures” which are sometimes used to good effect. These are outlined later. There are no specific chemicals which can safely be applied to the soil to make it more …
Dog Eats Chick
Okay, dogs gotta eat. But I feed them well, I feed them ‘good’ dogfood. I spend entirely too much money on it. Fresh chicken was not what I had in mind.
Advice On Growing Your Own Sunflowers
Few things bring to mind an American fall season quite like Sunflowers! Well, maybe pumpkins, but we’re going with Sunflowers on this one. A native plant to America, the Sunflower (Helianthus annus) is an annually blooming plant and can grow to be over 3 meters tall. The sunflower is well known for exhibiting heliotropism, or …
Plant Hardiness Zone Maps
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is an essential tool for all landscapers and gardeners, whether professionals or weekend do-it-yourselfers. This simple and free tool will help ensure you select only the correct plants, shrubs, or trees for your region. If you do not follow this guide you risk the health of your plant, and …