A floating row cover is a thin white material made of polypropylene or polyester that has multiple garden uses. They come in various weights and sizes depending upon their intended use. The lightest weight products, used to protect plants from pests, allow about 95% of sunlight through and don’t trap heat so they can be [Continue]
Our homes, businesses and hands are probably more germ-free than ever before, and we’ve been buying all manner of chemical cleaners and sanitizers to make them that way. Did you know that there are many herbs with antiseptic properties that you can easily grow in your own garden? Here are just four of them, all [Continue]
I would bet that 95% of property owners reading this have one or more plant species on their property that violates NR40, the Wisconsin DNR’s invasive species rule. Some of you know that you do. Perhaps you’ve got a woodland where invasive buckthorn or garlic mustard is past any chance of control. Or [Continue]
Perhaps the coronavirus pandemic will spawn a whole new generation of people who will feel compelled to keep their food supply and other items at a level even above “well stocked” at all times, similar to what happened to those who lived through the Great Depression. To be truly prepared for a long-term [Continue]