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Author: Thomas Nelson

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31 min read Gardening Tips

Part of successfully growing a garden is knowing your USDA hardiness planting zone. USDA plant hardiness zones are the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at any given location. Some plants are able to survive outside of their hardiness zone, but can only survive for one...

24 min read Gardening Tips

Part of successfully growing a garden is knowing your USDA hardiness planting zone. USDA plant hardiness zones are the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at any given location. Some plants are able to survive outside of their hardiness zone, but can only survive for one...

1 min read Gardening Tips

Part of successfully growing a garden is knowing your USDA hardiness planting zone. USDA plant hardiness zones are the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at any given location. Some plants are able to survive outside of their hardiness zone, but can only survive for one...

11 min read Gardening Tips

Part of successfully growing a garden is knowing your USDA hardiness planting zone. USDA plant hardiness zones are the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at any given location. Some plants are able to survive outside of their hardiness zone, but can only survive for one...

6 min read Gardening Tips

Part of successfully growing a garden is knowing your USDA hardiness planting zone. USDA plant hardiness zones are the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at any given location. Some plants are able to survive outside of their hardiness zone, but can only survive for one...

4 min read Backyard Livestock

Backyard chicken keeping is an increasingly popular hobby that is experiencing a resurgence, and along with it is backyard duck keeping. More and more cities are rolling back ordinances that prevent keeping ducks on your property, leading to an uptick in interest. There are numerous types of ducks to choose from. One of those breeds...

13 min read Backyard Livestock

Hatching eggs in an incubator at home is one of the most addictive parts of the backyard farming hobby. There are few things more satisfying than watching new life spring forth from the eggs you’ve been carefully incubating for weeks. One type of bird you can hatch and raise yourself is emus. Emus are an...

3 min read Fruits And Vegetables

Growing potatoes is a cinch, really. It is not hard to get a perfect crop of potatoes every time if you know how to grow them and when to dig them up. Harvesting potatoes can be a little bit tricky, though. Knowing exactly when to harvest potatoes can mean the difference between underdeveloped potatoes or...

11 min read Gardening Tips

Part of successfully growing a garden is knowing your USDA hardiness planting zone. USDA plant hardiness zones are the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at any given location. Some plants are able to survive outside of their hardiness zone, but can only survive for one...

17 min read Gardening Tips

Part of successfully growing a garden is knowing your USDA hardiness planting zone. USDA plant hardiness zones are the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at any given location. Some plants are able to survive outside of their hardiness zone, but can only survive for one...