7 Key Elements of Building a Chicken Coop
Building a chicken coop is an important undertaking, as it will determine how safe and healthy your hens will be for years to come. Keeping this in mind will help …
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Building a chicken coop is an important undertaking, as it will determine how safe and healthy your hens will be for years to come. Keeping this in mind will help …
Kale is an easy-to-grow, cool-weather crop favored by gardeners everywhere. As members of the Brassicaceae family, kale and collard greens are both varieties of non-heading cabbage, and are related to …
When warmer summer temperatures cause lettuces, kale and spinach to bolt and grow bitter, it’s time to replace them with heat-loving, easy-to-grow Malabar spinach. Although not technically a spinach, Malabar …
Autumn is the optimal time to plant trees. As mundane as it may seem compared to solar panels and electric cars, planting trees is one of THE most powerful and …
Weeds are the bane of every gardener, especially as the days heat up and vacation season starts. But short of hand-digging them every day, it can be a real challenge …
It’s summer time, and it’s hot. What could be more wholesome and refreshing on a hot, sunny day than kids running through the sprinkler and drinking from the garden hose, …
Sun-dried tomatoes are one of my favorite foods. I love their concentrated, sweet tomato-ness in just about everything, and will even eat them straight when soaked in olive oil. But …
Kohlrabi can be an intimidating vegetable if you haven’t been around it much. It looks like a leafy, green space alien, and has a taste like fresh, crunchy broccoli stems, …
Peas are pretty easy to grow and they are a great crop for beginning gardeners. Just give them cool, spring weather, composted soil that drains well, and some climbing support. …
Cucumbers are enjoyed all over the world for their crisp, refreshing flavor. They are relatively easy to grow in the home garden, and easy to preserve as pickles for later …
Powdery mildew is a common garden disease that affects a wide variety of food crops and landscape plants. Here are several natural strategies that you can use to reduce the …
Winter squashes like butternut or pumpkin have hard shells that are difficult to pierce, enabling them to have long storage periods under the right conditions, making them an essential crop …
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