Manure is a waste product of Agricultural Animal Farming used as a soil fertilizer for production of edible plants but many people have misconceptions about its application in the industry. In this how to we will go over some of the larger concepts behind its use. Which crops are grown with manure and whether those crops are for human consumption or animal feed. This information is based primarily on commercial farm use …
Lawn & Garden
How To Use Coffee Grounds In Your Garden Compost
There are a lot of old wife tales about different products that you can add to your garden compost to improve your soil and Coffee Grounds normally get high regard by small gardeners that make their own compost. However there are some issues that can arise from using coffee grounds in your compost and before you get carried away you should do some research on what properties they contribute to your soil.
First coffee grounds …
How To Reduce The Cost Of Raising Your Own Food In Your Garden Or Homestead
The idea of homesteading or home farming has become very popular in the past few years. People that have never experienced farm life and may have been raised in the city are purchasing plots of land, building their own houses and trying to become self sufficient. The question is not only if you can obtain the skills to do these things but is it something that you can do cost effectively.
The old …
How To Prepare And Store Your Zucchini Harvest
If you are like most people that garden there is a time in the middle of the summer where you have way too much zucchini to eat on a daily basis. This is probably why most people like to harvest them small so they can eat more of them.
Unfortunately the word on Canning Zucchini is that it is not recommended. Because Summer Squash like zucchini is very low acid the only safe …
How To Start Your Second Harvest Plants In Mid Summer
If you are lucky enough to have a relatively long growing season you might have enough time to grow two or three different crops of vegetables in your garden if you plan correctly.
Most of your cool weather plants will do well in both spring and fall but where spring is the start of the growing season and the temperatures are increasing as the plants grow larger the fall is the opposite and …
How To Store Food Long Term Without Refrigeration
Whether you have a small garden or a farm or maybe you live in a city or suburb there are advantages to building a pantry of foods that can last a long time without refrigeration. The fact that the food is stored without refrigeration is important because you don’t want to be worrying about a large amount of food if your power goes out.
The easiest way to begin building your pantry is by purchasing …
How To Improve Your Soil By Planting Clover
For most people clover is a problem plant that they want to eradicate from their lawn. Because Clover can grow in poor soil conditions it can quickly take over a lawn that is depleted of Nitrogen. It is also an indicator plant that tells the farmer or landscaper that your soil is depleted. If clover is beginning to take over your lawn then a general purpose weed and feed with a relatively high …
How To Compost The Safe Way For Your Vegetable Garden
If you are new to gardening composting might be a method you use to introduce organic material and nutrients into your soil but before you begin you should understand that there can be some problems associated with collecting and processing your own compost.
Processing compost for flower beds is really not as much of a concern and thats because you are not consuming the flowers in your garden. When it comes to vegetable gardens we …
How To Install A New Driveway On Your Undeveloped Property
Whether you purchased an undeveloped acre or two of land in a suburban community or you are homesteading away from town one of the first things that you will want to do is survey your land and then install a driveway for access and construction.
If you were building a development you would be required to have soil engineers come out and inspect your land. At that point you can make decisions on how …
How To Remove A Tree From Your Property And Contractor Costs
Whether you are building a new home or managing an established property there are times when trees need to be removed because they are a danger to the home or the people that live in them. The most common situation is when an older tree dies because of infestation or blight. Normally this takes a long time to happen and you will notice things like the tree loosing leaves much earlier than others …