Warehouse Lift

The operative word here is Clean.When your pot is completely clean and dry, choose a temperate, well-ventilated area to transform your container. Press the object firmly enough to drag it through the top layer of paint, but leaving the lower layer.

People who are constantly grateful can be so chipper, even when everything is falling apart. They knew that by creating a righteous tradition of gratitude, they would ensure that those dark days were not the victor.

“Seed-saving is a fundamental piece of agriculture's history that these companies are trying to restrict.” Documents pertaining to Dow's petition can be found on the APHIS website .

It needs to be large enough that the objects you'll be moving won't fall off, and it needs to be strong and thick enough to support heavy weights while being pulled by a tractor. A better approach might be to lift them with the front-end loader on a tractor,...

Deadheading And lastly, be sure to regularly deadhead your flower garden. Hard Pruning For perennials that have already finished blooming, a good haircut is often necessary this time of year.

I have several pounds of borage out in my late-fall garden that I can harvest right now and put in front of the fire to dry. I took my apprentices out to dig roots yesterday, and stumbled upon a row of chamomile.

An insect hotel is a structure that is sheltered from wind, rain and extreme heat, and has an array of differently shaped nooks and crannies where beneficial insects can make a home, breed, lay eggs and hide out over winter.

Then why on earth do you have impenetrable pea soup!?!? So you've done everything right so far this pond season; you did spring cleanup, lifted all your hardy plants, and maybe even added a few beneficial bacteria into the system.

(Death by bacterial wilt usually ends up happening at some point in the season, but I haven't seen a single cucumber beetle so far this year so maybe that won't be the case this summer.) I plan to make my first batch of dill pickles tomorrow afternoon...

January is the perfect month to celebrate hot tea! By January, the chill has really started to settle into our bones here in New England (and parts of the world that experience cold winters).

The story of finding the tools, overlayered with the imprint of the many dishes I have prepared with them, adds to the romance of using them. Photo by Judith Hausman My collection of favorite wooden spoons Since I discovered the enjoyment of these tools,...

To divide the earth star, I took it to the potting bench and pulled off all the pups that were about one-third to one-half the size of the mother plant. Come spring, I groom them by removing dead or dying foliage, mostly from old mother plants that have...

When manpower just won't do to complete your farm chores, it's time to get your tractor involved. Due to all of the rain, water had seeped in between the concrete and the post, and the mud was holding the post in place with suction like a vacuum.

Winter Aconite photo courtesy of Dave's Garden and member Larry DavidCorydalis lutea photo courtesy of Dave's Garden and member Equilibrium Those long-awaited harbingers of the spring garden are beginning to make their appearance here at Cottage-in-the-Meadow-Gardens:...

I'll often overwinter potted perennials seedlings in a sheltered location for planting out the following spring. Then another sprout appeared. Others get carried away and plant hundreds of soda bottles, milk jugs, and other containers in an effort to...

The simplest of these are shallow-well pump heads like Oasis Pumps' no-frills Model No. W1 and Lehman's cast-iron hand pumps. Because the sun doesn't shine every day, water storage tanks are important elements of these units.

So there they lay, a nice block with two pulleys and a single with rope that was in good shape—all for only $45. The guy selling it thought it was for setting saw blades. It's these displays that always get my attention.

The best winter protection for these bulbs, as with the tender summer varieties, is mulch.Due to the lack of cold winters in the South, hardy, spring-flowering bulbs (, etc.) are oftentimes treated as annuals.

Lift the clumps and divide the corms away from each other. If you choose to remove the bulbs until the next growing season, it is important to know when to dig up crocus bulbs. The corms are quite cold hardy but in soil that drains poorly, leaving them...

CVT transmissions offer the best of hydrostatic and mechanical transmissions, finding the best gear ratio for each situation. This article first appeared in the March/April 2009 Hobby Farms.

You'll find it is worth the effort when the delicate and colorful blooms appear in the garden. Ixia plant info says to plant the corms 3 to 5 inches deep and 3 inches apart into fertile, well-draining soil.

It can compromise the stability of the tree. They increase your property value. A level area is needed to pour the new concrete. It is simply too risky for the tree and for people who walk under the tree.

Remove any remaining foliage and brush off the soil. If you divide them too often, however, they will never quite reach their full potential.Calla growers have two opportunities to divide the rhizomes:In late winter or early spring after all danger of...

If you wish to be certain your tubers will bloom again, you can also choose to lift them and store them indoors. Only water when the top two inches of soil are dry.As with indoor plants, suspend fertilizing until spring.

From top to bottom, you will find the grip, then the handle, which varies in length, with longer handles better suited to digging deep holes and shorter handles better suited to precise tasks.

So a friend, her father and I spent five hours yesterday lifting the pavers, stacking them in the tractor cart and loading them into her truck. He declined so I just started asking around.

It requires very little maintenance once it gets going, and it can grow to impressive size, making it ideal for an attention grabbing spot in the garden or a pot. Propagation of alocasia should be done in spring or early summer, when the plant is just...