If you are interested in growing kiwi, grapes, or another large vine, you will need a sturdy trellis. When growing a fruiting crop you need a trellis strong enough to hold not only the weight of the vine, but also the weight of the fruit. Having a properly constructed, sturdy trellis is the key harvesting…
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How To Build A High Tensile Fence: Steps and Pictures
Lets take a step by step journey through building a high tensile fence. Fencing is an important aspect of animal keeping. Having a good fence is essential to keeping your animals safe and where they belong. It is also something that can be a large and expensive investment, particularly if you have to hire the…
How To Do A Fecal Egg Count At Home
If you are interested in reading other parts of this series: Barber Pole Worm Series Part 1-The #1 Killer Of Small Ruminants Barber Pole Worm Series Part 2-Controlling Worms Without Dewormer Barber Pole Worm Series Part 3-How To Properly Deworm Barber Pole Worm Series Part 4-Breeding Parasite Resistant Sheep Throughout our series on barber pole…
How To Get Started Breeding Parasite Resistant Sheep
If you are interested in reading other parts of this series: Barber Pole Worm Series Part 1-The #1 Killer Of Small Ruminants Barber Pole Worm Series Part 2-Controlling Worms Without Dewormer Barber Pole Worm Series Part 3-How To Properly Deworm Barber Pole Worm Series Part 5-How To Do a Fecal Egg Count Looking to breed…
Right Plant, Right Place. How To Select Plants For Your Garden
Those beautiful gardens you admire in your neighborhood and magazines don’t happen by chance. A lot of planning goes into planting a garden. Additionally, it takes a lot of labor and money, so money, so here are some tips on how you can avoid being disappointed when plants you purchased fail to thrive or die….
Tips To Help You Successfully Hatch Goose Eggs
A few weeks ago, we wrote an article about geese, and how every homestead that has extra grass should consider them. We noted that they can be a low maintenance, inexpensive source of meat. What we didn’t mention in that article was that purchasing goslings is very expensive. They can range from $30-100 or more…
The Perfect Alternative Heat Source For Brooding Chicks
If you have ever raised chicks or ducklings, then you know that for the first several weeks after they hatch, they require heat. Because they are unable to regulate their body temperature, it is necessary to provide them with an area that has very warm temperatures to keep them from dying of hypothermia. The traditional…
Milking Sheep 101: How To Set Yourself Up For Success
Are you interested in learning to milk a sheep? Then you’ve come to the right place. The technique for milking sheep, or any other animal for that matter is quite simple. Anyone can learn to be proficient at it with a little bit of practice. The actual process of milking a sheep just takes a…
How To Prune Grapevines From Planting To Maturity
If you are interested in getting quality fruit, it is important to learn how to properly prune grapevines. If you do not prune your vines, you will not get a good fruit crop. Without pruning, there will be too much vigorous leafy growth, and few poor-quality fruits. Now, if you are standing in front of…
How To Rejuvenation Prune Overgrown Shrubs
In a previous blog post on pruning Hydrangea paniculata, we mentioned that if a deciduous shrub has been sheared or otherwise pruned inappropriately for many years it can become an eyesore that does not bloom well. We briefly alluded to the topic of rejuvenation pruning as a solution to this problem, and that is what…
