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Have you ever been in an elevator like that? There used to be an operator who went up and down with you, handling door and controls. The...

What happens to a pepper left to rot? Innards liquify, skin stays behind and sun bleaches. Fun.

Was supposed to be 36F...Looks like it got to 27.9F instead! Needless to say, tomato, pumpkin, most pepper, have wilted today. Awful...

They will definitely be able to access it from all sides. I'm thinking that if I bury it about 4 inches in the ground they will have...

Let me say one thing about chickens and mice. If the chickens can patrol all sides of the bin, .. you should have NO problems with...

I'm thinking about using a big tote to put in the run for a composting system. I can drill numerous small holes in it for aeration and...

Maple trees are at peak autumn color.

NOT in my garden, but I got 2025-6 hay delivered yesterday, 300 bales. I finally swept where the old hay had been, EVERYWHERE in the...

Re: that easy chair in the corner of the loft. It's important to have a good place to sit up there. But, wouldn't a hay bale be good...

Here are the rest, including the tractor work, although it wasn't very heavy, just helpful, and the new hay stacked, 2 shots for...

So...pots near the house didn't get frosted Or frozen Friday morning. Now, it looks like we Might have a frost next Saturday morning...

Variegated Fatsia Japonica flowers in autumn .

It was bothersome. And, I was gaining little economically. As a child, I always had pets. This included birds that had to live...

One of the things that has been a major surprise to me since joining TEG is how common it is for people in the US to have backyard...