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Which Trees Should You Be Growing in Your Backyard?
Trees make a stunning feature for any home – they provide welcome shade in the summer and can break the cold wind in the winter. If you want to improve your home with trees, you might wonder which ones are the most suitable for the backyard. The best trees to grow in a backyard depend […]
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What Is the Best Fertilizer for Blue Spruce Trees?
The Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens) is a coniferous evergreen with a striking blue/gray tint and is one of the most popular garden trees in the USA. They are beautiful and make good privacy screens and windbreakers. So, which fertilizer should we use to keep them healthy? The best fertilizer for blue spruce trees is a […]
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Will Vinegar Kill Crabgrass? Here’s the Truth
Crabgrass is a weed, and just like any other weed, it can spread at incredible speeds. So, when we don’t know what to do and look for advice on the internet, we might see people recommending vinegar as a crabgrass killer. But does vinegar kill crabgrass? Vinegar will kill crabgrass. Vinegar is almost 100% effective […]
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How to Get Rid of Midges in the Garden: Here’s How
Midges are, as many gardeners were unfortunate enough to find, small flies that look like mosquitoes and are often found in arid areas. They’re sometimes called no-see-ums, biting gnats, punkies, or moose flies. Some species, such as the highland midge, are known to bite people and pets, which is why many people are looking to […]
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Complete Guide to Freeze Dried Fruit (with pictures)
Freeze-drying is the best way to prepare food for long-term storage because it can last up to twenty-five years. However, freeze-dryers are incredibly versatile, and if we want to freeze-dry fruit correctly, there are some things to learn. To freeze-dry fruit, prepare it correctly. Wash and dry it first to remove bacteria and slice it […]
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Alpaca Toys and Enclosures: Things to Know
Alpacas can be a wonderful, fluffy addition to the homestead. They are also useful; alpaca wool is a fantastic material we can use to make all sorts of things, from clothing to toys. Alpacas enjoy toys, obstacles, and training, which can be a great way to help them stay fit and keep them mentally healthy, […]
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17 Low Maintenance Garden Border Ideas to Know Of!
Garden borders are subtle ways of separating flower or garden beds from the rest of the yard. While we can opt for complicated borders, there are plenty of cheap and low-maintenance options. Some of these ideas are out-of-the-box solutions that don’t need any work after you install them! Borders that need the least maintenance are: […]
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Chicken Sexer: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Job
Welcome to the world of a chicken sexer! We’ll break down everything there is to know about chicken sexing. Most people have a tough time believing that chicken sexing is a real job or pays well. We need to answer quite a few questions, so let’s get started. A chicken sexer is a person who […]
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Dorper Sheep: Complete Beginner’s Guide
There are more than a thousand species of sheep. We can distinguish unique features such as coat, facial coloring, or physical characteristics. Also, varieties are not on record due to being bred in countries without official sheep breed registries. The Dorper is a popular species of sheep. Bred in the 1930s in South Africa, it […]
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Why Are Peas Green? Are There Other Colors?
It’s common to find peas in almost every type of cuisine. These edible seeds are essential to different cultures and popular among people in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe during the Middle Ages. Peas eventually became popular in the United States. Peas are green because people want them to be that color. Different […]
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Complete Guide to Freeze-Drying Herbs at Home
Herbs are extremely useful, especially when producing creative recipes that need extra flavor. The only problem is that sometimes we end up with more herbs than we need. So, the best thing to do with the excess herbs is freeze-drying them. Most recipes only require a tablespoon of herbs, and stores usually sell more than […]
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Can You Freeze Dry Flour? Would You Want To?
Freeze-drying opens a whole new world of new possibilities, not only with preserving food but also with making our own foods. Freeze-dried food also tends to be healthier since it retains most of the nutrients in the food. Making flour in a freeze-dryer is a fantastic idea, while freeze-drying already made flour doesn’t add much […]
