Stand Up Weeder Review

Cincinnati style chili is distinctive in its use of cinnamon, although sources disagree about which variety of cinnamon to use.While Cassia cinnamon will always be my first love, I've got a definite flirtation going on with its cousin, the "true" cinnamon...

Also I will cover how to grow and care for your cactus so that you too can have a piece of flowering history. To see this baby in full bloom in December warms my heart. The phylloclades also arch downward.The Thanksgiving cactus leaves have soft points...

They spread freely, and I let them do so. Haha! What does that tell you about pansies but that they really DO have faces! Sometimes they look as though they are making grumpy faces, don't you agreee?For the next two years, the pansies popped up again,...

Cut tulips are notorious for drooping over once cut and put into a vase. This way you have tulips that are straighter and taller in the center and ones that droop along the outside.Keep the tulips in a cool location and out of direct sunlight and drafts.

The compulsion is irresistible. If the plant is unfamiliar, it's probably a weed, but check the previous year's picture files to be certain. Every weed matters, of that I'm certain.

There were reservations to take care of, a headcount to keep track of, making certain there would be enough parking and a meeting area for those in attendance, door prizes to keep track of and of course there was lunch to be prepared.The hostess for this...

One such challenge was tying the existing walls of the original structure into the new walls of the expansion. Making these adjustments on the fly would have been far more difficult with a hired contractor because we would likely not catch it in time...

With any luck, he'll be sky farming 2 acres on a Brooklyn rooftop in 2012. This year he's piloting the project on the roof of a building in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn. The study will provide some interesting information regarding the amount of minerals...

Make sure it's touching the ground when you do this.It helps to pull gently on the plant as you do this, but don't pull so hard you break it. This is used as a fulcrum for leveraging weeds out of the ground.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

I'm guessing this is the reasoning behind some of the obstacles that appear in California State Horsemen's Association Trail Trials . I'm guessing this is the reasoning behind some of […]

We also haven't invested in a tiller yet, so we need a method of weed management that suits our limited schedules and heavy weed pressure well. This drastically reduces weed pressure on your baby crop, and giving it a fighting chance at outcompeting the...

Having both the name of the plant and the DG name of the trader on the packet will help a lot if somebody has any questions later. Instead, the Mid-Atlantic Gardening Forum found themselves invited to gather at a local restaurant for a "Chinese Tea Party...

Pioneer leaders in local kombucha brewing businesses, the duo offers advice for urban food-based entrepreneurs: Appreciate your community “It's all about local for us,” explains Shapiro, a bubbly redhead with Russian roots and a kombucha-making grandmother.

I finally scattered some leftover vegetables in their direction, and three pullets jumped at the temptation, flying unsteadily. Despite the below-zero wind chills overnight, the hen spent two days up in the tree refusing to come down.

Green earth is cooler than brown earth in the summer and if trees are part of the landscape, they reduce the impacts of wind—from erosion to increased heating and cooling costs. Next on the list is planting a garden—a truly wonderful addition for...

While we live in a digital era, and social media seems a prerequisite for nearly any business, don't underestimate the power of word of mouth. In the days and weeks before Christmas, pop up shops are a wonderful way to sell our beekeeping wares and winter-made...

Nametags with enough space for both "real" and DG names will help conversations run smoothly. Extra serving utensils and a box of toothpicks are useful to have on hand. Check the plant swap area for "orphans," too.

My parents never grew them, and I only encountered them while dining with extend family or at local restaurants. To keep the candy stripe appearance for your dinner plate, think about using thin slices of raw Chioggia beets in salads or other culinary...

One odd thing that pops into my head every so often as I watch these three go about their business: Had I chosen to take those three eggs and use them for an omelet, the three little lives I see before me would not exist.

All birds can be brooded in a similar pen, but after the birds reach 6 weeks of age, different housing is required, depending on the reason the birds are being raised. It's also the top game bird in the southern and eastern United States.

Participants in the 2011 Buckminster Fuller challenge compete for a prize to keep their sustainability or eco-minded projects moving forward. Each of the semifinalists are highlighted as a top-tier project in BFI's Idea Index.

Some scythe manufacturers and experienced knife sharpeners offer peening services. Mount the anvil or jig to a log block or bench vice, and hammer carefully to slightly lengthen and thin the blade, moving from the beard (the thick part of the blade near...

“We need genetically diverse bees,” Spivak says. Their research—now supported by a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant—has demonstrated that colonies bred for hygienic behavior have good resistance to chalkbrood and American foulbrood...

The electrician is responsible for calling and setting up the inspection appointment, and the inspectors prefer to work directly with the contractor. We then called the inspector back for the “real” rough-in inspection and managed to pass—earning...

So the other night, I delivered him to his new home, where he was renamed “Bob.” We put him in the coop where his new girls were sleeping, knowing he'd wake up in the morning to a whole new and better life.

Did you know that Teflon was the initially used in NASA space programs? There are huge advantages here because right now a farmer can only see a small fraction of the field. If drones become an agricultural equipment alternative, then agricultural equipment...

Keep them well watered until germination, which should be in about a week to 10 days.You'll get the best coverage if you plant seeds in the late summer or fall for next year's growth.