Why Sheep Should Be On The List For Your Family Farm
Sheep are gentle and docile. Looking at the reasons why raising sheep on a small homestead farm made sense to me, I figured I would detail them out.
Growing Apple Trees in Florida
The first stage involved finding and preparing a good spot for the trees to grow; good sun, proper soil preparation and a water source. I had a great spot picked out that would give them all the sun they need and room to grow.
Choosing the Right Breed of Goat
When choosing the right breed of goats for other than grass cutting, analyzing your needs is very important to determine whether you need breeds that are best in meat, milk, or fiber production.
Raising Meat Rabbits
Rabbits are fun to raise when you are properly prepared. However, ways of making sure rabbits remain comfortable and safe can be a challenge during the winter given the cold temperatures and predators.
Choosing the Right Breed of Goose
Geese unlike chickens are not being raised intensively, finding breeds locally can be a challenge. There are both wild and domesticate geese.
Are You Considering Raising Geese?
There is of course some preparation that I will need to take in before I get them but it is definitely on the radar for 2021. If you are at all considering raising birds for meat, I think goose has to be a strong contender.
Choosing from Different Breeds of Chickens
Since the original three breed we have expanded to add a number of others. All beautiful in their own way but for me the Leghorn and Fayoumis will always be part of my flock.
The Florida Natives
While the Sunshine State has had its fair share of creatures that come and go as time passes by, Florida remains to be home to a number of beloved farm animals which have been native to the state for as long as I can remember.
What Kind Of Fertilizer is Best For Organic Gardening?
People that are new to natural gardening frequently assume that organic garden plant food is just an additional kind of plant food in a bag. That is most certainly not the case, there is more that goes into organic gardening than what you feed your plants. We will discuss the three main ways you can deliver fertilizer to your garden soil, the benefits and draw backs of each so you are better informed on what to use.
There are many types of fertilizers you can use in your garden. Not just the NKP ratio but also what makes us the material in the fertilizer. The NKP ratio, or Nitrogen to Phosphorus to Kalium (latin for Potassium) will dictate the ratio of one to the other and the concentration of each in a given quantity of fertilizer. A 10-10-10 is a fairly common mix and as it states has an equal mix of each at a concentration. In this case you would need 10 pounds of fertilizer to add 1 pound of each nutrient to your soil. When the lix is say 10-5-5, you then have twice as much nitrogen as phosphorus or potassium and 10 pounds of fertilizer would add 1 pound of nitrogen but only 1/2 a pound of the others to the soil.
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Sometimes natural garden enthusiasts question if they need to use only natural yard seed. That is a concern with an easy, yet complicated, response.
We will certainly attempt to explore the ins and outs of going totally natural in your garden. We intend to take a look at, do you actually require to utilize just organic seed, locating organic garden seed as well as saving your very own.
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