No matter how crisp you’re at home’s exterior looks, no matter how nice the landscaping is, it just isn’t finished until you’ve mulched it. There’s something almost indefinable about mulch when it comes to beautifying a landscape. It just adds crispness and class to any property. It also serves very practical purposes by helping to
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Poison hemlock is one of the most toxic plants found in North America, and also one of the most dangerous that can be found the world over. It grows readily in many areas, naturalizes quickly and is completely uncontrolled because there really isn’t anything that will eat it. The plant is so toxic that ingesting
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When you think of the word ranch what do you think of? Is it just a synonym for “farm?” Is it a certain kind of farm, one devoted to livestock? Or is it just a really big farm?! One thing you’ll notice in real estate listings is that typically only the very largest farms get
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Goldenrod is an important plant with many different uses, from food to making dye, and perhaps best known for lending its name and tone to the famous Crayola crayons. But Goldenrod is also commonly mistaken for ragweed, among many other plants. Some of them can be quite dangerous! Whatever reason you are forging for Goldenrod,
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I think, statistically, if you were to ask any given group of people what the cutest animal alive was, the majority would probably answer rabbits. And they might be right! But if you’re a homesteader or gardener like I am, you know that rabbits can be the scourge of your existence. They can dig, jump
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I know most folks are not fans of stinging insects, but at least bees give us honey and are gentle most of the time. You sure can’t say the same for wasps and hornets, though, and among wasps the common yellow jacket is probably the most hated. These little scumbags always show up on your
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One of the most interesting things I’ve ever learned is that Irish Spring soap is actually a surprisingly effective animal repellent. Folks say it keeps all kinds of critters at bay, from deer and rabbits to squirrels, chipmunks, snakes and more. I’ve even heard it touted as a safe and easy-to-use roach repellent. Is that
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If you’re anything like me, you work long and hard hours to make sure that the plants you grow in your raised beds come in big and healthy. Whether you want beautiful decorative plants or a bumper crop of fruits and veggies, you deserve to enjoy your plants. But you know who else thinks they
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I don’t think there’s any argument that chipmunks are one of the single cutest animals out there. Those tiny bodies, chubby cheeks, and of course those charming stripes! Argh, they are so adorable it almost makes me forget how annoying they are! They’ve got plenty of fans, but what those fans won’t tell you is
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If you’ve ever come across a truly towering plant crowned by multiple umbrella-like tops of delicate white flowers, you might have had an encounter with hogweed. Also known as giant hogweed, this obnoxious and invasive plant has quickly become infamous because of its sheer toxicity. Hogweed is truly awful, releasing a phototoxic sap that will
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