Cross-combing in top bar hives
My wife and I are first-time beekeepers, though we both have a familial history of tending hives and harvesting honey. Her dad and my late-date both kept bees...
May 15, 2014
Category: Gardening
How to Grow Potatoes for a Bounteous Harvest
For the most part, potatoes are easy to grow. Simply toss a few “seeds” onto the ground, cover them, and let them do their thing. However,...
January 8, 2014
Are Raised Bed Gardens Suitable for Berries?
The most difficult part of gardening, according to some experts, has to do with your soil. “Natural” soil, the kind found around your house, isn’t very...
April 11, 2013
Raised Bed Gardening: Fall Tips
Now that the heat of summer is drawing to a close, cooler weather is on its way. Your summer plants have hopefully given you quite a...
September 1, 2012
How to Use Compost Tea
What is “compost tea”? There are a few different definitions of compost “tea”. Essentially, “compost tea” is liquid compost. Some people make compost tea by filling...
July 6, 2012
First-Look at the New Lifetime Dual Compost Tumbler
Any backyard gardener knows the value of fresh, nutrient-rich compost. Using scraps from your own table and trimmings from your yard and garden, then turning them...
June 14, 2012
Rest in Peace, Dad
My Dad, Lawrence Leo Damewood, Sr., passed away in his sleep one year ago. He taught me many, many things about taking care of a yard...
June 3, 2012
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