Raising geese is a lot easier than you may think. The effort is well worth it, especially if you use the natural tendencies of the geese to benefit you. Read on to learn about weeder geese, pet geese, and security alarm geese!
Not all gardening projects require you to get rid of your grass. If you’re building raised garden beds, you don’t need to remove your lawn. However, it will be difficult to mow around and between raised garden beds. Consider planting low-growingcover crops like cloverthat don’t need t...
How to Get Rid of Skunks in Your Yard The first thing you should do is to get rid of things in your yard that attract skunks if you can. Some of these things include pet food, open garbage, plants, berries, nuts, and logs/shrubs. Also try getting rid of their food sources like gr...
Grow cabbage in spring so that it comes to harvest before the summer heat or start cabbage in mid to late summer so that it comes to harvest during the cool days of autumn, winter, or early spring. Cabbages will grow in most soils. They prefer short days and cool temperatures. Mature ...
The following vegetables are easy to grow for beginners: Tomatoes: Can be grown in pots and on the ground in a sunny location. Potatoes: Can be grown in bags, tubs or in the ground throughout the year. Onions: Can be grown in the ground over winter and spring. ...
Most plants best grow in sunny locations, and this is especially true for vegetables. Most of the edible ones require more than six hours of sun daily to thrive and produce at optimal levels. So if there are plenty of trees or buildings that cast a shado
If you have a vegetable garden, berry bush, or fruit tree in your yard, it could be another major food source for your local raccoons. You probably don’t want to get rid of your garden just to prevent raccoons, but you can put up a barrier to keep them away. ...
The same area once I’d planted and sown it with wildflowers. Though I say black plastic, I’m referring to the usual color of Visqueen. I’ve seen it in other colors, including light blue, which will work as long as light cannot get through it. That’s because plants need light fo...
In response to aLiving on a Dime story about budgeting, Yvonne asks about how to stick to a budget: My problem is not setting up a budget but sticking to a budget. Gas costs what it costs. Groceries –It is expensive to eat healthy. Do you have suggestions for how to live on a bu...
If you can believe it (I can’t), I once said (on this very blog!) and I quote: “Some raw food types grate them into obscurity or juice them in order to eat them, but I don’t recommend it. ” Ah, the ignorance of youth! Or at least the fears of a beet newbie. You know...