The petiole is the thin stemlike piece that attaches the leaf to the stalk. This is the process of pollination that enables the flowers to produce seeds. The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual that can reach towering heights of up to 10...
Mom says ticks are part of living in the country. Don't do that! We animals need our Moms and Dad to take care of us and we don't want anything to happen to you. This was really scary, so we want to tell you this: If you live in tick country (and that's...
If everything looks good, step out of the shop and give the chainsaw a test run. As I've gotten older and at least marginally smarter, how I face tree removal has changed. When you engage it, can you still rotate the chain?
Many stores put up an “angel tree” decorated with tags bearing the names of needy children and what they would like for Christmas. Some children leave presents of carrots or apples for Sinterklaas' horse, maybe your kids would like to do that, too.
International Journal of Psychophysiology; 1997. Light passes through the cornea of our eyes, through aqueous fluid, through the lens and something called a vitreous body, resulting in images forming on photoreceptor cells in the retina of our eyes.
Pale-pink or white membranes indicate anemia, usually caused by a heavy internal parasite load. Dirty-blue membranes are a symptom of an uncommon disease of sheep, cattle and goats called bluetongue.
Don't buy a horse beyond your handling and riding capabilities. Don't buy a horse with hoof problems , like shelly hooves, that easily crack and split, especially if you'll ride only occasionally and don't plan to shoe him.
A pretty neat program, don't you think? Craft homemade garland. Or plan a cookie party for a few of your friends. (Also check out Hobby Farm ‘s link-garland templates .) You more advanced crafters can make your own Christmas wreaths.
It got real cold as the day wore on, and then it started to rain. When my human mom and dad took baby Hutch away, Latifah cried and cried. He stayed in the incubator for a whole day, then he moved to the bottle baby crate in the living room where Uzzi...
All rights reserved by the respective parties.to Ian Adams, Claire Tackes, 'Dutchlady1' and 'Mrs_Ed' for sharing their photos with us.[1] Wikipedia, Color Photography, Accessed Oct.23, 2008.[2] Wikipedia, Digital photography.
To strike cuttings of(fern-like) foliaged Acacias is more difficult as the tiny leaflets tend to hold water and fall very quickly, thus spoiling the cutting. These methods are effective, but are awkward to apply.1. Place the seed in a cup or small bowl,...
~ Cherie « More Country Discovery » Tiny wasps and hover flies darted around my blossoming winter savory. Not only does all of this greenery provide food and shelter for the living creatures on our farm (including us), it also offers my family and I...
If you thought your livestock friend was sick, would you know how to assess his vital signs ? These are easy to use because it takes less time to get an accurate reading and the thermometer beeps when it's done.
Or repeatedly soak the back of your neck and your shirt with the hose while you water your animals; our Mom does that most every afternoon. But there are good ways to stay cool in the summer heat.
So what vegetable leaves are edible? In fact, each of us discards more than 200 pounds of edible food per year! Some of this is edible vegetable parts or parts of plants that the food industry tosses out because someone deemed them unfit or unappetizing...
However, with pears, the ovary is not edible. Surrounding the numerous seeds is the ovary wall. The skin is part of the hypanthium.The stalk connects the fruit to the tree and supports the leaves.
(If you're feeding a baby goat, substitute “lamb” with “kid”). I follow this feeding schedule strictly (no exceptions). Last week, we told you what to feed a lamb or kid; this week we'll show you how to feed them with a bottle.
In the next article we will take a look at some of the other popular floral designs such as the Blue Onion, Blue Willow and Blue Tulip that were in use.Devon Spray Roses Detail of Devon Spray Blue Ridge RosesW.S. George "Derwood " 1898 Detail of Derwood...
Http://www.editionsrohart.fr/Page%20Jacqueline%20Devin.htm A previous article introduced the typical garrigue environment and plants as well as a water-color artist worth to meet. Today we will go for a second stroll in the same area and see what else...
Pick off the meat and reserve. Cook until tender. The Thanksgiving parades are over and the football has begun. Then add in the leftover meat, herbs and lemon/lime juice, season and heat thoroughly but gently.
We goats have prominent eyes with panoramic vision between 320 and 340 degrees, and binocular vision of 20 to 60 degrees. Nowadays the proper terms are doe and buck , and a castrated male is a wether .
Stems resemble straws and have nodes closer together at the base and farther apart from each other toward the top. In poorer countries this is done by swathing or bundling the stalks together and beating them in troughs manually.
They're usually orphans, but some are triplets or quadruplets and their goat moms can only make milk for two. They're Nubians like me and Uzzi. She also uses small bungee cords to fasten bowls in two corners.
There can be one to several rows of them. This helps ensure seeds with genetic diversity, since the flowers can be pollinated by different male parents during their progressive opening.Within each disc flower is a central pistil topped by a usually two-lobed...
Besides us obviously superior Nubian goats, we have Boers , a Sable (Sables are colored Saanens ) but also registered as a separate breed), an Alpine , a Spanish and several mixtures—mostly Boer and Nubian, though Big Mama is Boer and Saanen.
Those were lucky sheep! « More Mondays with Martok » Tags Martok , sheep , Sue Weaver , wool Records show that Governor Winthrop of the Connecticut Colony acquired a flock of Southdown sheep in 1646.
Also, some plants are self-pollinating while others have both female and male flowers on the same plant. The ovules are what turn into the seeds if fertilized. The flower's female parts can be found in the bloom section of the plant.
