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America Recycles Day
Encourage five people you know to take the recycling pledge. ARD aims to increase the number of people organizing events by 20 percent every year, says Anjia Nicolaidis, director of recycling at Keep America Beautiful.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
DIY Dust Bath For Your Chickens
Daniel Johnson 4 9-by-24-inch, 3/4-inch pine boards 1 box of 1 1/2-inch nails sand soil wood ash, cooled (optional) food-grade diatomaceous earth (optional) Tools carpenter's square circular saw hammer pencil tape measure Step 1 Prepare the pieces for...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Midwest Drought Takes Toll on Horses
In the wake of the summer's drought, an increased number of Missouri horses are becoming infected with He has seen a large spike in the number of Missouri horses infected with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis , a bacterial infection that can cause painful...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Mosaic Virus Of Maize Plants: Treating Plants With Dwarf Mosaic Virus
However, when nights are cool, affected plants display reddish blotches or streaks.may take on a bunchy, stunted appearance and usually won't exceed a height of 3 feet (1 m.). Symptoms are most apparent on the top two or three leaves.Preventing maize...
Ohio
Willoughby
Pasture Your Poultry With This DIY Chicken Tractor
A chicken tractor can help bridge the gap between confinement and free-ranging . Daniel Johnson Four more cedar shakes close off the remaining opening (d). We used some scrap cedar shakes—which have a natural rot-resistance—that were long enough for...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Nurture Forage Pastures This Year
Control perennial broadleaf weeds. “The forage crops we grow [in Indiana], particularly the cool-season grasses, really ought to be grown in a soil pH of 6.2 to 7. Soil samples should be dried and sent to a lab to be tested for pH, phosphorus, potassium,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Test Soil for Quality Hay, Crops
The best time to apply recommended fertilizer as prescribed by a soil test is the day after bales have been removed from the field, he said. Other forage day topics to be covered: Indiana sales tax as it relates to the forage enterprise Co-ensiling forage...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The No-Mess Chicken Feeding & Watering System
This vertical PVC section is for the water storage, and like the feeder, you can place another end cap on the top of it when you're not filling it. The lengths shown here are just for illustrative purposes.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Will Listerine Harm Garden Plants?
In addition, menthol, and especially eucalyptol, seem to work as natural insect repellents.There is no evidence that the ingredients in Listerine are toxic to plants -- and tremendous anecdotal information to suggest that it may actually prove helpful.
California
Santa Monica
4 Tools That Make Great Christmas Gifts
That's why I like “multi-in-one” folding hand tools that can be rearranged to turn into a pair of pliers, a knife, a screwdriver and other types of tools! Having all of these useful items in a single tool makes it easy to carry in your pocket so you're...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Build Your Own Egg Incubator
If you think your incubator is getting too much of a draft, you can re-cover some of the ventilation holes with tape. Step 7 Daniel Johnson Attach the black wire to the brass screw on the light fixture and the other wire to the silver.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Highway Bill\'s Farm-truck Exemption Awaits House Approval
“Transportation laws and regulations should not saddle farmers with additional regulatory hurdles simply because they farm closer to a processor in another state than a processor in their own state,” says NFU president Roger Johnson.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Flowers That Look Like Sunflowers
It grows to an average height of 2 1/2 feet, according the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Pulcherrima) features drooping orange to yellow petals and a dark brown cone that extends above flower's face.
California
Santa Monica
The Coreopsis Moonbeam that wouldn\'t go away!
I may just have been sending away plant material for other peoples compost piles; I wouldn'twas my first year successfully growing plants from seeds - on purpose. Have you heard the children's song about the cat who always came back to poor Mr. Johnson,...
California
El Segundo
Build A Basic Compost Bin — No Kit Required
To provide an easy means for adding small amounts of material to the compost bin (coffee grounds, table scraps, eggshells, etc.), you'll need to cut a small door. To achieve proper divider spacing, place each of them 4⅝ inches apart.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
How To Capture A Bee Swarm
Step 5: Install the Bees Daniel Johnson Re-home the swarm into an empty hive , in essentially the same way you would normally install a package of bees. Are they on an object like a branch that you can easily shake, or are they on something more substantial,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Wit and Wisdom: Gardening Commentary Through the Ages
Please scroll down to the form below. You can access additional quotes Why are quotations so popular? Thanks to Catherine Ursula Johnson for the wilted flower photo.If you enjoy gardening-related quotes, check out the daily fun random quote on the DG...
California
El Segundo
It Just Isn\'t the Holidays Without Goats Singing Christmas Carols
While everyone has their favorites (“Fairy Tale of New York” by The Pogues and Jack Johnson's version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” are two of mine), sometimes it feels as though we're listening to the same songs over and over and it's only...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Crop Profile: Kohlrabi
What's somewhat turnip-like, somewhat cabbage-like and noted for its apple-like texture? It prefers full sun and well-drained soil and is tolerant of cool temperatures. Popular as a winter storage crop, kohlrabi is found in red, white and king-sized varieties.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Flowers and Gardens, Oh My!
Photo courtesy San Francisco Flower and Garden Show This week's 271h annual San Francisco Flower and Garden Show will feature gardening exhibits that include flower arranging, garden design trends, water conservation and exotic plants.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
25 of the Most Adorable Baby Goats You\'ve Ever Seen!
If there's one thing that warms our hearts and elicits a collective “awww!” from the Hobby Farms editors, it's a baby goat. Courtesy Pigs, Hens and Berries Courtesy Taylor B. Courtesy Pigs, Hens and Berries Courtesy @jessicarell/via Instagram Courtesy...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Crop Profile: Collard Greens
Collard greens are a loose-leafed, non-heading cabbage. While most members of the brassica family are best-suited to the cooler climates of the northern United States, collard greens can be successfully grown in the South—hence, their traditional culinary...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
North American Beauty: The Great White Trillium
Although Canada's government ultimately never assigned a national flower, Ontario officially declared Trillium grandiflorum its provincial floral symbol on March 25, 1937.Native Americans sometimes gathered and chewed trillium root stocks as a medicine.
California
El Segundo
Crop Profile: Kale
Grow kale as a nutrient-rich addition to a variety of dishes. Kale is super-hardy and adaptable. Plant transplants 12 inches apart with rows spaced 18 to 24 inches. Tags brassicas , crop profile , kale
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Rugged Roseroot: Staying Strong Between a Rock and a Hard Place
A member of the sedum family that frequently grows in mountainous areas, it takes brutal cold and stony soil with equanimity. Although we all welcome the arrival of spring, the new season can bring new sneezin' as well--and not just from allergies! Change...
California
El Segundo
A Veritable Variety: A Guide To Eggs Of 4 Poultry Species
It also means that they have a higher fat content than chicken eggs. Nutrition Information Calories: 60 to 70 Protein: 6 grams Cholesterol: 187 milligrams Duck Shutterstock A bit larger than chicken eggs, duck eggs have a creamy, rich consistency, due...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Video Demos Cattle Pain Control
Research has shown that local anesthesia can be used to reduce the pain experienced by animals during dehorning.” AVMA recommends that to reduce discomfort for the animal, dehorning be done at the earliest age possible and that consideration be given...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia