Are your chickens pecking holes in eggs before you can collect them? There is always an underlying problem. Did you find holes in your freshly collected eggs? Are you wondering – why do chickens peck holes in their eggs? Believe it or not, it is a common problem that all chicken owners experience from time…
Canning green beans at home is easier than you imagine, but make sure you have a pressure canner! We are in the middle of prime green bean season, where our plants are overflowing. Canning green beans allows you to put them up for casseroles and easy side dishes later in the year. First, you have…
Spring and summer time means more daylight hours, and that means more eggs. If you have an overabundance to handle, water-glassing eggs is the perfect solution for the fall and winter months. Do you have a surplus of eggs? One issue chicken owners run into is unequal egg production. In the spring and summer months,…
Keeping your chickens cool in the summer is more important than winter care. Everyone is always so worried about their chickens handling the cold temperatures of winter, but the real concern is keeping chickens cool in the summer. Even though they’re farm animals, chickens are still vulnerable to heat stroke and other problems brought on…
Did you hear that using Epsom salt for tomatoes is THE thing to do if you want an amazing harvest? Well, it might not be totally true. Gardening is one of those hobbies full of “expert” advice from everyone, but the advice never aligns. Some will tell you Epsom salt for tomatoes is the world’s…
If you need to decrease the alkalinity of the soil in your vegetable garden, here are some ways to make the soil acidic. Growing an abundant garden requires more than adding compost and putting your plants into the ground at the right time. Your soil is the foundation for your garden, but soil varies widely…
Do you want to create the perfect rainbow chicken egg basket? Chicken breeds lay different colored eggs, and you might want to add some chickens that lay pink eggs into your backyard flock. Pink chicken eggs come in a variety of hues, such as salmon, baby pink, sand, and seashell. Typically, pink eggs often come…
Don’t let cabbage worms destroy your garden; learn how to get rid of cabbage worms before! Cabbage worms are a common pest in the garden, and they cause significant damage to your plants. If you spot one in your garden, you need to know how to get rid of cabbage worms. Almost every year that…
Are your seedlings looking like the wavy inflatable man in front of new businesses? You have leggy seedlings, but don’t despair. The problem IS fixable. You spent hours planting and labeling your seed trays, and the seeds sprouted. Now, the seedlings are too tall and leaning to the side. You heard the term “leggy seedlings”…
Don’t stress if you find tomato plant leaves curling up; there are several reasons this might happen to your plant. I took a walk in my garden last week and noticed that I had a few tomato leaves curling up. I knew immediately that this was more than likely caused by the extremely hot weather…
