How To Grow African Violets Successfully All Year Round
The African violet (Saintpaulia) first headed the pot-plant popularity polls about twelve years ago and has held the top spot ever since, with each year bringing an increasing number of friends.
The effects of Solar Energy
With all the talk regarding solar energy for many years its time has finally come. The gradual inevitable depletion of natural resources has made alternative…..
The ROOF is on the Chicken Coop
From the chicken run side closest to the house you can see how much progress we’re making! I will be able to go in the gate and be out of the rain and they will have some shelter from the rain and still be able to be outside… so long as the rain is not blowing sideways.
Chicken Hawk in the Hen House!
This was WAY weird. I came out to get tools going for about three hours we came up with in the middle of the week to work on the chicken coop and there was squeaking and squawking going on. Mr. Red was jumping up and down, carrying on something fierce. But let me give you some history about that…
Being Green, Gardening and Why I Blame my Kid
So often you hear “It is all my parents fault” occasionally I even hear m mother taking the blame for my occasionally caustic personality thought I’m fairly certain I’ve never blamed her for my questionable vocabulary and sharp tongue Not that she is shy by any means just a little more diplomatic.
And the Walls Are UP!
We got one door up, the $1 door from the garage sale. And the lights up for the babies to spend their first night in their new home.
Storage Tips For Sunflowers
The manner in which you store your sunflowers can play an important role in the preservation of your seeds (as well as the ease with which they’re unloaded) For example, if there is excess moisture during storage, it’s possible for the moisture to freeze the seeds, causing breakage
Chicken Coop Progressing
What a long day, getting things square against all odds. The entire chicken coop frame was off square from the chicken run due to the fact that I wanted to use the 4×4′s from the garden fence to build off of… seemed such a shame to let all that wood, cement, and hard work go to waste.
Heavy Metal-Eating “Superworms” Unearthed in U.K.
Newly evolved “superworms” that feast on toxic waste could help cleanse polluted
industrial land, a new study says.
Work Begins on the Chicken Coop
We worked on the chicken coop. All of us together and we had a ball! Well, okay, Aiden only kept the dog occupied, but he had fun watching his dad. This has been such a fun family project.
Prepping Your Lawns Before The Holidays
Now that the fall season is upon us and you’ve done all the damage control you can from summer’s unfriendly effects, what can you do for your lawn now that will keep it healthy and beautiful
Our First Trip Outside
I wish I could have taken a better video, they hop and jump so fast and you never know what is going to get them going… it’s hard to capture the moment. But they had so much fun and I had a blast watching them. I sat down for a break and just laughed my butt off at them.