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Essentials for Backyard Birding

Getting started as a backyard birder is easy, inexpensive and enjoyable. Birders need to meet birds' needs in their backyard as well as their own birding needs to enjoy every feathered friend that flits through their yard. Meeting Birds' Needs The best way to attract a wide range of backyard birds...

Agway Stage 4 Program

Do you want a lush, healthy lawn without paying professional landscapers high fees for just minutes of work every few weeks? The Agway Stage 4 Program can provide your lawn with the optimal blend of nutrients to meet its seasonal needs and keep your grass rich and green while improving water...

February Gardening Tips

Even in the middle of winter, gardeners can plan for a bountiful harvest, and because February is the shortest winter month, spring is that much closer! To use February to prepare for a productive spring… Plan Your Garden: Take time to decide which plants you'd like to grow and how you will design...

10 Best Bird Feeding Tips

Feeding birds can be a fun and rewarding backyard hobby. Whether you're just getting started feeding birds or have been offering birdseed for years, these ten tips can help you attract more birds and keep every bird that visits happy, healthy and well-fed. Sunflower Seeds: If you offer just one...

Protecting Your Livestock from the Harsh Winter

Winter is a dangerous season for livestock and can be devastating to farmers, whether you have just a few hobby animals or a large commercial operation. Fortunately, there are many ways to keep livestock safe and healthy even through the worst winter conditions. By meeting your animals' needs, you...

Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder

A pine cone bird feeder is an easy, fun and affordable project ideal for all ages. With just a few basic supplies and simple steps, anyone can turn a pine cone into a feeder that will attract woodpeckers, chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, finches and a wide range of other backyard birds. What You...

Tips for Growing Herbs Indoors

Herbs such as mint, thyme, rosemary, sage, and basil make wonderful indoor plants all year round. To properly grow herbs takes a bit of extra care, however, but the effort is well worthwhile to enjoy these fragrant, beautiful, and delicious plants. To grow the best herbs… Choose the Right Pot:...

Tips for Storing Birdseed

It can be appealing to stock up on birdseed during seasonal sales or clearance events, but will backyard birds eat seed that is several months old? Properly stored, birdseed can last up to a year without problems, making it easy for backyard birders to take advantage of great deals without...

Winterizing Your Lawn

Many homeowners look forward to the end of summer lawn mowing as autumn approaches, but every lawn needs proper winterizing to withstand the rigors of winter so it can return to its vibrant state in spring. To ready your lawn for freezing weather and blankets of snow… Fertilize: Check your soil's...

Turn Your Backyard into a Bird Haven

Create a haven in your backyard for our feathered friends by offering food, water, shelter and nesting sites. • Food: Placing a wide variety of feeders and food around your backyard will attract the widest variety of wild birds. Research the best feeder types and the types of seed your favorite...

How Different Bird Feeders Attract Different Birds

Different birds have different feeding styles and preferences. Knowing the specific types of birds you wish to attract will assist in getting the right kinds of feeders to attract the desired types. To attract the greatest variety, it’s best to provide several different feeder types. • Tray or...

Keeping Wild Birds Healthy

Bird enthusiasts enjoy watching birds eat and bathe in their backyards. Here are some important tips to help maintain healthy wild birds:• Keep feeders free from debris, droppings and old seed that has gotten wet and possibly moldy. Moldy seed can spread sickness and disease. Feeders should be...

The Secrets of Propane and What They Can Do for You

Most people have a pretty limited concept of propane’s capabilities. This is unfortunate, because it’s long list of capabilities translates into an even longer list of useful applications for the everyday person. It’s portability and sustainability are two of it’s greatest features, allowing it...

Stink Bugs

What is a stink bug? What do they eat? How do I get rid of them? Find out all you need to know to keep your garden and home stink bug free this year!

Mole & Vole Control

Yesterday your lawn looked great, but today you woke up to a lawn with raised mounds and tunnels throughout. The tunnels make mowing difficult and just won't go away. You think you may have moles in your lawn... But is it a mole or a vole, can you tell which is which?

General Rose Pruning Guideline

Pruning is done to encourage and speed up the natural growth of new healthy canes. This promotes larger and more numerous flowers, and aids in the formation of strong root systems.

Dandelions

The dandelion is so well known as a widely distributed weed that a detailed description of it is unnecessary....

Gardening Tips for April

Spring is finally here! While there is much to do in your yard and garden this month, don't get discouraged! There is plenty of time in the month to get to everything without overdoing it!

Crabgrass Control

Crabgrass is one of the most invasive annual grasses in lawns and gardens. A dense healthy lawn is the best defense against crabgrass and other troublesome weeds.

Lawn Establishment

The best time to seed a new lawn is in the spring or early fall. Seeding at other times of the year may effect germination and the ability of the new grass to survive. Whether you are seeding a new lawn, overseeding an existing lawn or just doing small repairs, the same dates apply. There are...

Make Fleas, Ticks and Mosquitoes Feel Unwelcome

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - especially when it comes to flea and tick control. Once these pesky critters have set up housekeeping on a pet or in a home, your unwelcome guests can be a challenge to eliminate.

What You Need to Start Seeds Indoors

Starting seeds indoors is a great way to ensure earlier blooms and an earlier harvest from your garden, and allows you to choose longer-growing cultivars to enjoy. Enterprising gardeners can enjoy starting seeds throughout the winter, if they have the right tools to get the seeds growing.

Gardening Tips for February

Just because the majority of perennials and trees are dormant this month doesn't mean you need to ignore your garden. Dormancy actually helps with some of the opportunities for projects this month. Much can be done to enhance your garden during the growing season if preparations are made now.

Building a Snow Fort

A snow fort can be a fun family project even on the coldest winter days. Not only is the construction great exercise and ingenuity, but once the fort is built, it provides a great setting for lots of winter fun.

Recycle Your Christmas Tree

As it gets colder and there are less leaves on trees, birds need more places to hide from predators and where they can get inside to stay warm. A Christmas tree is the perfect fit for those needs.