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 …
If you raise ducks, you might be wondering what the best way to introduce new ducks or ducklings to the mix might be. There’s no one single right way – but for me, I’ve found that being thoughtful about the process is the best way to do things. Whenever I try to rush the “introductory …
If you’ve mastered growing basic herbs like basil, sage, rosemary, and thyme, it might be ready to tackle another new herb – savory. There are two main types of savory, winter and summer, but both are relatively uncommon in most peoples’ backyard herb beds. There’s no good reason for this, either, since savory is incredibly …
Don’t you love the taste of fresh parsley on your morning scrambled eggs? Herbs like parsley have a ton of health benefits in addition to their culinary applications. You probably already know this. But what you might not know is that these herbs are also great for your chickens, too. There are several ways you …
Every year, I think I have finally designed the perfect chicken-proof garden… and then those little buggers prove me wrong! Chickens are great to have around. They provide plenty of eggs and meat, they offer free fertilizer for the garden with their manure, some people even keep them as pets. However, make no bones about …
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If you’re interested in learning how to get rid of mice without killing your pets, you’ve come to the right place. Fortunately, it’s a situation that I haven’t had to deal with of late. Since moving to our house in the countryside, we’ve had very few problems with mice. When we lived right in town …
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