Catnip (Nepeta cataria) may have a euphoric effect on cats and the plant deters insects pests arounndthe gardens. When your kitty friend gets a whiff of catnip, it’s like a ticket to the ‘happy place!” Catnip can work its magic on your kitty in various ways when sniffed or nibbled. Catnip is a plant, also […]
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Many gardners know that peppermint plants, Mentha piperita, repels a multitude of insect pests, aphids, cabbage looper, Colorado potato beetle, cucumber beetle, flea beetle, Japanese beetle and squash bugs. Beekeepers use peppermint plant on the edge of the gardens to attract bees with its intense aroma. Peppermint is one of the strongest-smelling plants you can
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It’s easy to feel insecure with what is happening to the food supply chain. But what if solutions were at your door steps? How could you take back control over your food supply? There are many answers to that, and I can help you taking in account your context and your family’s needs. You can
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Notice the first rows of corm are greener than the other rows. This is because I have added a side dressing of organic supplements to those rows. Dry Humate, Soft Rock Phosphate, Chilean Nitrate, and some gypsum powder for the clay. Drip irrigation is the way to go! The ground is getting so dry that
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Spring is starting early on Ross Creek Farm. I just tilled eight acres and received three inches of rain. The field just soaked up the rainfall. Perfect! The white tipped poles keep me from running over the buried 2″ gate brass valves set up for drip irrigation. Creek bottom field I have wheat seed, assorted
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Here is the first project in January 17. This will be a 32′ long x 20′ wide x 9′ tall metal frame greenhouse. It will cover and protect the irrigation well and related tanks and control boxes from water and cold. I will use it to store stuff, as a workshop with a large worktable.
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