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Oklahoma Secretary of Education Nellie Sanders proudly celebrates the outstanding achievements of two Oklahoma students honored as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the class of 2024. This year’s U.S. Presidential Scholars from Oklahoma are:
Read moreAs an avid gardener, you’re always looking for new ways to outshine the previous year and achieve bigger, lusher results. If you’ve been using the same techniques for years, it might be time to add something new to your repertoire and bring your garden to the next level with these tips: Use citrus peel starter pots Did you know leftover citrus peels create the perfect starter pot for your seedlings? Before you plant them in your garden, make sure your seedlings are growing strong and healthy. Turn any citrus peel into a seedling pot by poking a hole in the bottom for drainage. Fill it with potting soil, then add seeds and water. The acidic peel creates the perfect environment for your seedling to thrive. When the time comes to plant the seedling in your garden, you can even plant the peel. It will add acidity to your soil and take about six to nine months to decompose.
Read moreDavid Cassford wanted to do something with his 11 acres besides mow it. As a native to the Isle of Wight, he has a particular fondness for the filbert nut. Thinking he might like to plant a grove of filbert trees, he researched them online — and discovered truffles.
Read moreRegarding fruits and vegetables, there is always a more adequate hour of the day to harvest each of these fresh products.
Read moreYou’ve successfully raised those day-old chicks, and your young hens have just begun laying. Sheer joy describes your emotion as you watch the birds range the lawn, or their enclosed pen, grazing on the tastiest of clover leaves and feasting on grubs scratched up from the earth. And then one day it happens: You discover the bloody remains of your favorite pullet – feathers scattered all over the place. Now it’s time to delve into the world of protecting chickens from predators.
Read moreThe first year I grew sweet potatoes, I knew I’d hit the jackpot. Sweet potatoes are not only super easy to grow, but a small area is all you need to fill a year’s supply of this sweet delight. My own small, 4-feet-by-12-feet raised bed provides our family with 75 to 100 pounds of this versatile root crop — enough to make all the baked and roasted sweet potatoes, sweet potato pies, sweet potato soup, and any other creation that tempts our tastebuds for an entire year. And best of all, you only need two or three potatoes to get a perennial supply started on your homestead. Sweet potatoes or yams?
Read moreSeeds are an amazing thing of nature. Plants produce an abundance of them every year. Down through the years much knowledge has be acquired about how to plant, grow, and harvest from seed planting. All sorts of methods have been written about, talked about, and experimented with how to plants seeds and nurture them to a food harvest. This post will explain how to insure 100% plant growth from germinated seed sprouts.
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