Image by Campobello Island Question by BB: How is calculated the value of 1 square foot/meter of GARDEN? If I was going to buy a portion of my neighbour’s graden, considering that I wouldn’t be able to build or extend the constructed property any further (I guess then it would be less expensive) Feel free […]
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Image by kristen & todd Here we have recovered the food with the bedding and are ready to put the lid back on. We use an old spaghetti server to work with the bedding and help manuever wayward worms. Question by Kevin Wu: if i like to do the worm what should i try it […]
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Image by Jin Aili goats – the pens are for the "zero-grazing" method of raising goats, to avoid environmental degradation Question by Pirahã: Can you raise free-range pigs, sheep, goats and chickens all together? Can they all inhabit the same pasture? Of course you would need a coop adjacent to the pasture for the chickens […]
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Image by djfrantic I planted the following cover crop mix: 40% Bell Beans, 20% Magnus or BioMaster Winter Peas, 15% Lana Vetch, 15% Purple Vetch,10% Cayuse Oats. Question by : how many sheep to mow a 2-acre orchard? small apple orchard is hard to mow. planting cover crops for winter, want to use sheep instead […]
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Chicken enjoy the cool breeze prior to a spring rain on recently grazed cattle pastures. Beech Meadow Farms provides a fresh “floor” of pasture to their chickens at least once a day to ensure a steady supply of green material and insects for the diet and clean areas for exercise and lounging.
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Raise tomatoes from seeds by planting the seeds a quarter-inch below the surface in moist, quality soil. Allow tomato plant seeds enough room to grow once they have germinated with instructions from a horticulturist in this free video on growing tomatoes.
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Image by ScrippsBee A very exciting moment as the Scripps Bee medallion is being raised over the new stage. Question by Rivers: Why are the bees dissapearing? Einstein said that if the bees dissapeared off the face of the Earth, man would have four years left to live. Bees are very important to us all, […]
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Image by ceresgreentech Water from the fish tank enters an holding tank before being piped into the aeration rock beds. Photo: BOJUN CHISWELL Question by Brenda h: aquaponics system help? i have a aquaponic system set up with my fish tank with a drip system and grow bed above the tank the tank is 10 […]
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Wherever possible I think it’s a good idea to make your own garden compost. It not only saves you having to dispose of garden waste at the local tip, the compost that you make is great for the garden. There’s an old saying that goes “you only get out of the garden what you put […]
Continue reading …Do you have backyard chickens? Tell us why and how you became a chicken owner.?
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Image by kristen & todd mary anne and ginger enjoying the sky deck. Question by farmfresh: Do you have backyard chickens? Tell us why and how you became a chicken owner.? I have three backyard hens for fun and eggs! What a great hobby! What do you think? Answer below!
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