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03/11/2021

Fertilizing enhances the health and growth of plants. Using what's already on hand can save money and time and encourage zero waste while giving plants the help they need.

07/31/2020

Indoor projects, outdoor projects, summer recipes, yard and garden projects.

10/21/2019

New article

It was a gorgeous morning in Guatemala. I was about 12 years old and staying at my grandma’s house for the weekend. She lived in an old neighborhood in the capital city, and there was no space to have a yard. I was young and not really thinking about plants (yet). I simply wanted to …

09/19/2019

I’m not saying that the plant is whispering sweet nothings in your ear as you walk by it. While your plant babies may not verbally talk to you, a plant will actually physically change in appearance when it isn’t happy.  While growing plants in your home and yard can be relaxing it can also be ....

09/08/2019

A real hand dipped in 24 carat from Check out The Eternity Rose website to see all of their different products and gift ideas, it's definitely worth a look. @ Mansfield, Ohio

09/08/2019

Getting ready to these 2 beautiful Leyland courtesy of Check out plantingtree.com for their selection. These are their medium sized trees (they're huge and lush). I was so excited to see this box on the front stoop... I've been eying Leyland Cypress for years and the guys at plantingtree are pros. @ Mansfield, Ohio

09/08/2019

New article!

Growing trees in pots isn’t new; that’s pretty much what the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon were. In relatively more modern times, 17th century European greenhouses of the privileged sported miniature trees; there was even a word, orangeries, coined for mini citrus-producing indoor trees. Why...

08/20/2019

Plant Journaling: Keeping your plant alive one note at a time. Your plant friends will swoon at your organization skills. A plant journal is a compiled group of notes and pictures/drawings created by you. Why keep a Plant Journal? Humans are not perfect *even gardeners* we forget things and if you h...

08/02/2019

One thing that is overlooked by gardeners is when to harvest vegetables. Obviously, we should wait wait until the vegetable is ripe, but that means different things to different people. Take squash for example. When is squash ready to pick? A yellow squash is ripe when it is about 6 inches long, but...

06/09/2019

Learn what its like to own a farm as a hobby, not a living and what could lead a person to this life. This story is a real estate ad.

04/16/2019

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For more information on the Cub Cadet Ultima, visit: https://www.cubcadet.com/equipment/cubcadet/zero-turn-riding-mowers/ultima-series/features

Catherine and Jonathan from Try Backyard Farming review the brand new Cub Cadet Ultima ZT1 zero-turn lawn mower. This model is the 50 inch deck. It's pimp! W...

02/28/2019

Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) & Wild Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) Print Email Details Written by Kevin Maurer Family Name: Rosaceae (Rose Family) Black raspberry and wild blackberry plants are found throughout Ohio. Although both plants are arching thorny brambles, you can easily differe...