A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Your Own Wine Grapes
WEBJul 18, 2021 — Remove any broken or damaged roots, and soak the vines in water before planting. Dig a hole a few inches deeper than the longest roots, then plant the vines with the roots pointed down and evenly spread out. Space them at least eight feet apart. Do not use any fertilizer at this time.
Pork Cuts 101: A Diagram - Modern Farmer
WEBMar 12, 2014 — Pork Cuts 101: A Diagram. In general, the primal pork cuts from the top of the pig (like the loin) are leaner and more tender than those from the bottom. But cooking the tougher cuts (like the shoulder and the hocks) low and slow can make them tender and juicy. And it’s important to note that the cuts available at the grocery will change ...
5 Differences Between Hens and Roosters - Modern Farmer
WEBMay 30, 2021 — Roosters have more stamina and strength than female chickens. Hens tend to be more timid, while roosters are always more assertive. Roosters tend to be bossy, even when they’re young. As they get older, you’ll notice that roosters begin to challenge each other, raising their hackle feathers. Plus, they crow the morning cock-a-doodle-do!
How to Grow and Harvest Grains in Your Backyard
WEBAug 31, 2015 — Spread a tarp or sheet over the floor, and beat the stalks with a wooden dowel to release the grain from the seedheads. (This is called threshing.) Collect the grain in a large bowl or bucket. Set up a fan at a medium speed (strong enough to blow away the chaff, but not so strong to blow away the grain.
How to Graft a Tree Using the ‘Whip and Tongue’ Method
WEBApr 30, 2022 — 9. Make the tongue cut on the scion the same way you did with the rootstock. Start about one third of the distance from the tip to the end of the cut and wiggle the knife down the wood until the cut is about half an inch to an inch deep. 10. Flex the scion piece so that the gap between the tongues opens up.
Farming At Your Fingertips: How Technology is Changing …
WEBApr 18, 2022 — Technology such as FarmHQ aims to help farmers become more efficient, saving time and money. Wallace claims implementing his system can net up to a 1,500-percent return on investment over a season. “These systems pump anywhere from 250 to 400 gallons of water per minute over a very small area of land,” he says.
How to Use Goats and Sheep to Clear Brush - Modern Farmer
WEBJun 6, 2019 — Sheep will eat woody vegetation but prefer grass and weeds on the ground. Sheep are like lawnmowers, while goats are more like Bush Hogs (for the uninitiated, that’s the brand name for a machine designed to clear heavy brush). 2. Fencing. Staking livestock to a rope and expecting them to clear vegetation is ineffective and can result in ...
The Great American Chestnut Tree Revival - Modern Farmer
WEBDec 20, 2021 — The lifecycle of a tree is much too long for that. For almost two decades, Fitzsimmons has been working to revive the American chestnut (Castanea dentata), a foundational species that once dominated the Eastern forests of the United States and southern Ontario, Canada. But more than a century ago, the trees were exposed to chestnut blight, an ...
The Vegetable Gardener’s Guide to Crop Rotation - Modern Farmer
WEBMar 27, 2022 — Crop rotation, a practice widely utilized by farmers, is exactly how it sounds. It involves rotating the planting location of your fruits and vegetables across a sequence of growing seasons. How it works requires an explanation: Plants add just as many nutrients to the soil as they take from it.
10 Drought-Tolerant Crops to Plant Amid Water Scarcity
WEBJun 9, 2022 — When planting, place each crown upright in the planting hole with the buds one to two inches below the soil surface. Space the plants about three feet apart. After planting, water so that the top four inches of soil is soaked. It …