It is everyones duty to do someting good to the environment around us.As middle school students, we can also do a lot of helpful things.For example, we can protect it by not throwing rubbish away.We can save water to make full use of it. We can use materials which do no harm to t...
How To Find A Yard Of Dirt A yard of dirt sounds like a weird term, but it actually refers to the amount of dirt required to fill up the volume of a 1-yard cube. Typically a 1 cubic yard of dirt is equal to 2,000 lbs or 1 ton of dirt. To figure out how much dirt you nee...
and ran that tubing under the ground from the wall to our garden bed. We dug a path for it under our garden bed and then ran it to the surface of the dirt along the upper boundary of where we'
Don’t mulch too early in the fall, except for in bare, unplanted garden beds to prevent erosion. The soil will not cool down quickly, and plants may continue to grow. New growth may not harden off and can be damaged by winter cold. Also, mulching in the fall keeps the soil wet, w...
Remove any debris, rocks and weeds from the hole with a rake and spade. Once the hole in your grass has been cleaned up, fill it with topsoil. Use enough dirt that the hole is now filled and level with the surrounding soil in your yard. Tap down the soil surface with a spade or ...
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Flea dirt (flea poop) Itching and scratching. Usually the first thing an owner will notice when their dog has fleas. It can be mild or severe. Flea bite dermatitis is a severe skin reaction to fleas; it occurs when a dog either has an allergic reaction to the fleas or becomes hypersensi...
We continue to try to make our backyard space a place that is inviting to bees and butterflies. It was somewhat handed to us because the previous owners took care to grow bee and butterfly friendly plants and kept up with their landscaping, but finding out how to maintain this level of ...
” My heart was fluttering about like a baby bird trying to fly. He frowned and said, “Let's finish up and get that seed sown, shall we? You'll want the warmth of the day to help with the germination.” I was happy to finall...
or simply “raised bed,” we’re referring to a freestanding box or frame—traditionally with no bottom or top—that sits aboveground in a sunny spot filled with good-quality soil. Raised beds are usually open on the bottom so the plant roots can access soil nutrients below ground level. ...