Image by ephemerama mag Question by Lady Godiva: where is the best place to ask questions about goats and goat farming? i have put some questions in the random pets area, and i am intersted in finding web pages/tips/owners who know about goats and how to care for them, so where to put these type […]
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Image by giveawayboy The worms make their retreat below the surface before I recover them with more sphagnum bedding material. Thanks to the good folks at Hong Kong Willie for some good clean local worms. Question by Kitterkat: are worms really good for my strawberry bed? my strawberry bed is a raised platform with soil […]
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Image by uberculture After walking through the goat pens at the fair, we decided our retirement plan should definitely involve raising goats and making Feta and Chevre. Question by Barbara: What is the best way to raise goats? What do you think? Answer below!
Continue reading …Is it worth it to raise your own chickens for eggs? and have a small farm?
December 11, 2011 12 Comments
Image by ideacreamanuelaPps A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the genus Apis live and raise their young. Natural beehives (typically referred to simply as "nests") are naturally-occurring structures occupied by honey bee colonies, while domesticated honey bees live in man-made beehives, often in an apiary. These man-made structures […]
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Image by chrisinplymouth Plymouth, Devon, England Question by PlantersCashews: If plants can be over watered, how does hydroponics work? Probably a dumb question, but I was watching a video on how if leaves are yellow, they’re over-watered. If this is the case, how does hydroponics work? Aren’t they ALWAYS over-watered? Or are they special breeds […]
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Truth About Organic Gardening, Overview, Tips, Advice Organic gardener and Author Jayson Patrick gives you an overview or what vegetable gardening and fruit gardening the organic way is all about. Whats the difference between conventional gardening and organic gardening? Is organic food really more safe to eat than conventionally farmed foods? What are some good […]
Continue reading …Is it still possible for me to end up with pest-free plants, if I want to stick to organic gardening?
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Image by Lafayette College Cliff Reiter, math professor, hammers tomato stakes at Lafayette’s organic garden near Metzgar Fields on Sullivan Trail in Forks Township. Question by Robert: Is it still possible for me to end up with pest-free plants, if I want to stick to organic gardening? What do you think? Answer below!
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Image by MookieLuv Question by Blackstar: Is it safe to feed my chickens canned fish cat food? I’ve heard that fish is a good source of protein for chickens to eat, and as I don’t want to feed them other animals (meat and bone meal), I thought that cheap canned fish, like cat food, could […]
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This season, I first noticed a problem with the new Ball jar lids (silver) after 4 jars out of 4 batches didn’t seal. After opening new boxes, and comparing things to the older gold colored seals, i noticed that the “pop” the lid usually makes, is barely there, or doesn’t exist!! This is compromising our […]
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Patti & Mel discuss what gardeners are doing in the month of May. For more info check out www.squarefootgardening.com and http Distributed by Tubemogul.
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