Growing marjoram is a great way to add flavor and variety to both your kitchen and your herb garden. It’s actually not a difficult plant to grow as long as you pay attention to the weather. My fatal downfall was that I put my plants outside too soon – and we got a late-season snowstorm. …
I always look forward to the winter months. It’s not necessarily because I love winter weather, although I must admit, I’ve always been more fond of the crisp chill of a January morning than the oppressive heat of an August afternoon. I look forward to winter because it serves as a well-deserved break after a …
If you’re thinking about raising pigs, you might be asking yourself, “how many pigs should you have per acre of land?” The answer might surprise you. Why? Because there is no hard and fast answer on how many pigs you can raise per acre! Generally, you can keep up to 30 pigs per acre. However, …
It’s gross, but it’s true – kissing bugs get their names from biting people where they kiss – near their lips. Because of this, I prefer to call these pests by their other name – the assassin bug. Fortunately, we don’t have assassin bugs where I live, and that’s good news. These creatures are truly …
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Raising rabbits is something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time, but I’m not quite ready to take the leap. It’s not because I’m worried about the challenges of feeding them. In fact, rabbits are some of the easiest critters you can care for! As herbivores, they can eat just about any kind of …
Whether you have a Scottish heritage and want to bring back some favorite memories – or you’d just like to get more creative n yoru cooking – there are plenty of ways to keep Scotland close to your heart in the kitchen. Scottish cuisine tends to incorporate a variety of fruits, vegetables, fish, dairy products, …
It seems that there is no shortage of pests and diseases that want to wreck all of my hard work in the vegetable garden this year. Where I live, it has been an unexpectedly hot and dry year. While that means we were lucky enough to not have to deal with fungi, it meant that …
Some say that comfrey is so easy to grow that all you need to do is chop off a piece of comfrey root, and stick it in the ground. But there are some additional considerations to keep in mind when you grow comfrey. Keep reading to find out how to plant, grow, and harvest comfrey. …
Considering raising ducks for eggs? You’ve made a great choice! Many people don’t realize that duck eggs are just as delicious (if not more so!) than chicken eggs and can also be equally healthy and easy to produce. If you’re familiar with raising chickens for eggs, you probably already know that eggs laid by chickens …
Ticks can cause some serious problems around the farm, so it’s only natural that you might be wondering, “do chickens eat ticks?” Chickens, along with other types of poultry, do eat ticks. Although they aren’t as fond of these pesky pests as other kinds of birds, like guinea hens, they’ll munch on their fair share …
