5 Ways to Help Bees Without Becoming a Beekeeper
June 26, 2018There are many simple, inexpensive ways to draw native bees and honeybees to your yard. Here are some tips—none requiring a bee suit.
7 Cottage Plants for Your Farm Garden
June 21, 2018If you lack time or energy for gardening, grow cottage plants. These low-maintenance, free-blooming plants require little care and bring lots of color all season.
4 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Poison Ivy
June 4, 2018Here are facts about what causes the rash in poison ivy, how to rid yourself of the reaction and how to eradicate the plants without using harsh chemicals.
5 Ways to Market Spinach
May 31, 2018Spinach is easy to grow during most seasons and easy for customers to use, but you can get more out of this crop with these marketing methods.
5 Tips on Choosing a High-Quality Nursery Transplant
May 24, 2018Most gardeners look forward to shopping for plants at a nursery every spring, but did you know there’s a right and a wrong way to select a nursery transplant for your garden?
Help Your Flock and Poultrify Your Home Decor With These 8 Chicken-Themed Items
May 16, 2018Get chicken décor for the kitchen and walls, increase omega-3 in your flock’s eggs, automatically open the coop door and be ready for poultry injuries.
5 Colorful Annual Flowers for the Shade
May 10, 2018Gardening in the shade presents special challenges, but plenty of beautiful annual flowers for the shade exist that can help liven up a shady bed, border or container.
Help the Bees: Don’t Ditch Your Dandelions
May 4, 2018Here are 5 interesting facts about dandelions, including how they help honeybees and other pollinators, and why you should keep them around.
5 Tips to Make Your CSA Stand Out in a Crowd
May 3, 2018The community-supported agriculture model has become popular in recent years, which means more competition. Help get your CSA noticed through various ways of making customers feel they’re part of your operation.
Will This Hurt My Chicken? We Examine 5 Treats
May 2, 2018We like to give chickens our scraps as well as other items we believe will do them good. An expert tells us about five such treats, including yogurt, hot cereal and corn.
