www.kidderskis.com

Nature’s fall bounty can provide a feast of fruits and nuts to feed the wildlife around your rural or suburban home over the winter months. Even urban wildlife – raccoons, squirrels, and mice – will benefit from the surplus from your city garden.

Which old fruits are best to feed the wildlife in your neighborhood? Windfall apples, pears, plums and acorns will provide nourishment to deer, birds and rodents. Earlier in the year, blackberries, raspberries , blackcurrant, and other berry-producing plants will definitely prove to be an irresistible attraction to resident wildlife. County extension services and wildlife Read the rest of this entry »

Building compost in your backyard is a great way to help your plants grow and help save the environment. Making compost in your back yard is a very easy process. You just need a few materials. Continue reading to learn how to make compost.
The materials needed are:
Shovel
Kitchen Scraps
Scissors
Box Knife
Plastic garbage can.

Procedure:
1. Decide where you want your compost. Dig a hole that is 2 to 3 feet deep as well as wide.
2. Cut off the bottom of the plastic garbage can. Place the garbage Read the rest of this entry »

If you are planting vegetables, fruits, flowers or any other plant, compost will naturally fertilize your soil and make a thriving crop possible. This mixture of decayed plant and animal material that has gone through a process called aerobic decomposition. This process creates a material that is rich in vitamins and other nutrients and complements soil when growing any kind of plant.

If you’re a do-it-yourselfer, compost can be created at home by building a compost bin, adding kitchen Read the rest of this entry »

In the next few months we will be heading into winter. Those who garden where temperatures get very cold will be required to prep their beds for sleep. Snow is a great insulator in areas where temperatures drop below freezing or zero. However, until several inches of snow have been obtained, plant roots are susceptible to damage and death.

Old vegetation can be recycled to winterize you perennials. You can use pretty much any vegetation, grass, annuals, perennial trimmings, pine needles, tree leaves, Read the rest of this entry »