I remember the first time I saw her. She was a little gray ball of fuzz, no bigger than a mouse.
Courtesy Hemera/Thinkstock The solar industry aims to power 2 million U.S. homes by 2015. Solar was a bright spot in the U.S. economy in 2010 as the fastest-growing energy sector.The U.S. solar-energy industry’s total market value grew 67 percent from $3.6 billion in 2009 to $6 billion in 2010, according to the U.S. Solar Market […]
I have neighbors whose garden adjoins ours at the top of the cliff in a narrow area that was a neighborhood refuse pile before I converted it into part of our garden.
I finally got around to transplanting all the seedlings growing on my new grow-light stand. They look so great!
The rooftop growing efforts of young urban farmers and their communities are impressive.
Now if you are well organized, your lawn mower was put away last fall with a clean air filter, oil and filter replaced, gas lines and tank drained, and the spark plug removed, cleaned and replaced. If you did all that, all you will likely need to do is fill the tank, choke and start.
Trusted by farmers for more than 50 years, Lamborghini tractors have made their mark on Italian agriculture.
Courtesy Hemera/Thinkstock By planting more native plants in their home gardens, residents can help mitigate stormwater runoff that pollutes the Chesapeake Bay. From their backyards to the Bay, homeowners in Richmond, Va., Baltimore, the D.C. Metro area and the Hampton Roads region are joining an environmental-awareness campaign that aims to grow some good. The Plant More […]
A new report reveals that the air at factory farms is anything but fresh.
Courtesy Hemera/Thinkstock Use wire mesh to keep wild rabbits from enjoying a lunch from your garden. As you begin to salivate over the luscious tomatoes and crispy peppers you’ll soon have growing in your garden, think about how you can get the fruits of your labor to the dinner table unblemished. While starting plants from seed […]
Finally! I put the first tomato plants in the ground yesterday. By my calculations, I’m about a month behind my usual planting schedule.
