Annual or perennial refers to how long your plant’s lifecycle is. Yet, some plants can be grown as perennials in warm areas and only as annuals in cold areas. The post What’s the Difference Between Annual and Perennial Plants? appeared…
Enjoying a meal as a family might seem farfetched with schedules full of work, activities and social commitments. However, you can make bringing everyone together a bit easier (and more delicious) with a weekly tradition like Slider Sunday that gets…
Nothing says summer like a leisurely glass of lemonade in the backyard and a light, melt-in-your-mouth cookie to accompany it. Lavender shortbread, an unusual, easy-to-make cookie, is sure to get high praise from friends and family. Herbs of all sorts…
Mesquite Bean HarvestingIt’s (almost) time to pick mesquite by Farmer Greg In Arizona and the desert southwest we have some incredible things to eat in the desert like prickly pears, nopalitos, saguaro cactus fruit, ironwood, palo verde beans, and ‘the…
If you intend to sell sheep or goats, you are required to register and tag your livestock with scrapie tags. Here’s what to know about the disease and requirements. The post All Sheep & Goats Need Scrapie Tags—Here’s Why appeared…
You might assume a wide mower is better than narrow, but depending on your specific needs, bigger isn’t always better. Let’s explore why. The post Is A Narrow Mower Better Than A Wide Mower? appeared first on Hobby Farms.
We asked Hobby Farms readers to tell us what they love about keeping Tamworth pigs, a personable bacon breed. Check out what they had to say! The post Love My Breed: Tamworth Pigs Bring Home the Bacon appeared first on…
Gladiolus are as American as apple pie. Generations of gardeners, from Maine to Western Washington, have tucked these summer-blooming bulbs into their gardens in spring, delighted by the gorgeous flower spikes that appear just a few months later. Buckets of…
HOBBY FARMS PRESENTS: GROWING GOOD The post Episode 30: Chereen Leong Schwarz appeared first on Hobby Farms.
With a few precautions, you can improve your meat chickens’ health and quality of life as they develop. Here are some tips for raising broilers right. The post Raise Broilers Right For Great Meat, Good Quality Of Life appeared first…
