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Planning Your 2025 Vegetable Garden: Tips for Success

Planning your 2025 vegetable garden is an exciting opportunity to set yourself up for a successful growing season. Thoughtful preparation is the key to a successful garden, and by laying the groundwork now, you’ll be ready to grow an abundant harvest when the season begins. Whether you’re a...

Getting Wild Birds Ready for Winter

Wild Birds are well equipped for changing seasons, not only by migrating south but also by getting heavier, warmer plumage, eating a winter-friendly diet, and gathering in groups to share the hard work of finding food and shelter when those resources are scarce. Backyard birders can help their...

Increasing Shell Strength in Chicken Eggs

Weak, thin, or soft chicken eggshells can lead to loss of eggs and income, deformities in chicks, and other difficulties. There are several reasons why shell strength may degrade, and different ways to prevent it to ensure the most productive laying hens. Why Hens Might Lay Weak or Soft Eggs There...

Supporting Wild Birds This Fall: What You Need to Know

As summer transitions into fall, wild birds are busy preparing for migration or getting ready for the colder months ahead. Providing food, water, and shelter during this critical time can make a big difference for your feathered friends. 1. Offer High-Energy FoodsDuring fall, birds need extra...

How to Keep Birds and Squirrels Happy

Birds and squirrels don’t have to be enemies in the same yard, even when a bird may chase a squirrel or a squirrel may raid a bird feeder. If you have both birds and squirrels in your yard, you can easily keep everyone safe, happy, and friendly. Why You Want Both Birds and Squirrels in Your...

How and When to Can Summer Vegetables

A bountiful garden doesn’t have to be a source of delicious, nutritious food only while it is actively growing and ripening. If you plan how and when to can summer vegetables, you can enjoy all your produce throughout the year. Why Bother Canning? You don’t need a large garden or a commercial...

Essential Chicken Care Tips for a Healthy Summer

Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy the outdoors, but the warmer weather can pose challenges for backyard chickens. As temperatures rise, it’s crucial to ensure your feathered friends stay cool, hydrated, and healthy. In this blog, we’ll explore essential tips for caring for chickens during the...

Training Tips for Outdoor Adventures with Your Pets in the Summer Months

With summer and its warm and inviting weather, it’s the perfect time to plan outdoor adventures with your furry friends. Whether you're hiking, camping, or simply exploring your local park, these experiences can be rewarding for both you and your pets. However, ensuring a fun and safe outing...

Training Your Dog Not to Jump Up

A dog jumping up may seem like an enthusiastic greeting and innocent excitement, but this poor behavior can lead to less discipline. With larger dogs, uncontrolled jumping can even frighten or injure the people who get jumped on. Fortunately, it is possible to train your dog to use calmer, more...

How to Hug Your Cat: Tips for a Purrfectly Comfortable Experience

Hugging a cat can be a delightful experience, but it's important to approach it in a way that respects your cat's comfort and boundaries. Here are some tips to ensure that both you and your cat enjoy the experience: Understand Your Cat’s Personality: Not all cats enjoy being hugged or held. Pay...

Protecting Your Pet: Understanding Lyme Disease and How to Keep Your Furry Friend Safe

As the weather warms and outdoor adventures beckon, it's essential for pet owners to be aware of the risks posed by Lyme disease. This tick-borne illness can affect our beloved furry companions, leading to discomfort, illness, and even long-term health complications. In this blog, we'll delve into...

Creating a Tranquil Oasis: A Guide to Planning Your Shade Garden with Perennial Flowers

Shade gardens offer a serene retreat from the sun-drenched areas of your yard, providing a cool and tranquil space for relaxation and reflection. While many flowering plants thrive in full sunlight, there is a diverse array of perennials that flourish in shady conditions, bringing color, texture,...

May Garden Tips

Late spring is ideal for gardening, and while May can be warmer or cooler depending on where you live and what your general climate is like, these May garden tips can help you keep your flowerbeds, lawn, vegetable garden, and containers in peak condition for fabulous foliage, perfect plants, and...

Springtime Wild Bird Care

Spring is a wonderful time of the year for bird lovers. The return of migratory birds and the increased activity of our resident feathered friends make it an exciting time to observe and care for wild birds. As the temperatures rise and the days grow longer, here are some wild bird care tips to...

April Gardening Tips

It’s almost that time of the year again. April is upon us and you know what that means. It’s time to break out your tools and go to work on your garden. As always, we were forced to wait for Mother Nature to keep up as Spring rolls around while snow may still be on the ground in some areas....

March Gardening Tips

With the official first day of spring at hand, March is an exciting month in the garden. While it is important not to rush into gardening too early and put tender seeds or seedlings at risk, it is also important not to miss these first days of warming temperatures, fertile soil and abundant rains....

10 Best Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors

Starting seeds indoors can seem intimidating for gardeners who may not have the greenest thumbs, but it's not hard to do with the right preparation and attentive care. Why Start Your Own Seeds? When it is possible to buy healthy seedlings from garden centers and nurseries, why should you bother...

Ice Melt vs Your Pets Paws

Winter walkways can be dangerous, but slips, falls and slides are not the only concerns pet owners should have about icy paths. Different ice melt chemicals may seem to create a safe walking surface, but those chemicals can be even more dangerous to pets than any ice. Understanding how ice melt can...

January Garden Ideas

The start of a new year is a great time to start new gardening tasks, and savvy gardeners know there is plenty to keep busy with in January, even if the garden may be buried under ice and snow. Whether you are just starting out with a first garden or have years of experience, there is always more...

Shop Local This Holiday Season

Whether you need to purchase gifts, greeting cards, dinner fixin's, baked goods, twinkle lights, decorations or even just some extra chairs, a new welcome mat, spare bedding or one more air mattress, the holiday season can seem like it's all about shopping. It is easy to get overwhelmed with sales...

Prepare Your Trees & Shrubs for Winter

If you’ve invested a lot of time and money into your landscaping this year, the last thing you want is for all of your beautiful plants, shrubs, and trees to become damaged by the impending winter weather. Below we’ll discuss what dangers winter can pose for your landscaping and what you can do to...

The Importance of Mobility in Older Dogs

As our beloved canine companions age, maintaining their mobility becomes increasingly crucial to their overall quality of life. Whether your senior dog is a playful pup at heart or a laid-back, easygoing buddy, keeping them mobile can greatly impact their happiness and well-being. In this blog,...

Caring For Your Yard in the Fall

The picturesque verdant lawn with accompanying garden, rife with eclectic herbs, flowers and vegetables…this is the image most elicited upon hearing the word “lawn,” but oftentimes, depending on your climate, that phase of a lawn's life cycle may only last a few months. To increase the quality of...

Chicken Molting Tips

Molting is an essential part of chickens’ growth and health, but losing and replacing feathers is also a messy, stressful process. Taking steps to help chickens with molting can minimize the stress and keep your backyard flock happy and healthy. About Molting All chickens molt to replace old,...

Essential Tips for Keeping Your Pet Safe and Cool During the Summer Heat

The scorching summer heat can pose significant risks to our beloved pets. As pet owners, it's crucial to take proactive measures to ensure their safety and well-being during the hot months. This blog will provide you with essential tips to help keep your furry friends safe, cool, and comfortable...