Apart from being our main writer, Nora also works for a number of gardening-related sites and magazines, sharing her experience as an owner of a small farm in North Carolina.
Have you used a snowblower in wet snow before? Just how frustrated did you feel? Believe it or not, you are not the only unfortunate soul with the worst experience using a snowblower. Not knowing how to use a snowblower in wet snow can leave you worked up with no viable results. However, with the correct machine and ...
Draining your pond often is ill-advised. There is a delicate eco-system in that pond that will be disrupted if you do. Additionally, it’ll take quite a long time for this eco-system to recover after you’ve put in freshwater. That said, certain extreme circumstances will necessitate a pond draining exercise, and we ...
Seeing as though A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place". Examples commonly are plants unwanted in human-controlled settings, such as farm fields, gardens, lawns, and parks. are present in almost all natural water bodies, it seems like they need to be a ...
If you don’t like the idea of plugging your pond into mains power all summer long in order to aerate it, don’t sweat. There are lots of other ways how you can aerate a commercial pond without electricity, and we will show you how to work each of them.
There are many legitimate reasons why you would want to shift to ...
Seemingly, draining a pond is one of the most effective ways to clean it. After all, everything from sludge to algae exits the pond alongside the water. Also, it’s easy to physically remove anything that is left. However, according to experts, it does come with unfavorable side effects for your pond. One example is it ...
The air filter is a crucial part of any machine and it deserves more protection because it prevents dirt and debris from slowing down or damaging the engine. You don’t want to invest in the best riding lawn mower then be forced to replace its engine ...
While a clear view of the fish in your pond is nice, you may not always have that, as the water will occasionally get murky and cloudy. Notably, murky waters can be cause for concern. However, they are sometimes just a part of the pond ecosystem's natural cycle. Depending on the reason, the murky water may clear out ...
In both your front and backyard, deciding whether to side discharge or mulch your grass is something you’ll likely have to deal with. Admittedly, you’ll have to consider your needs, what you want your lawn to look like, the mowers you have available, and sometimes even your economic situation before you can decide ...
It’s frustrating when, after racking up the motivation to mow your lawn, the lawn mower starts then dies off. For some people, that’s a sign to crack out a beer and watch football instead, but we disagree.
Since the lawn will still need mowing even if your lawnmower won’t stay running, the easiest way out of the ...
Now we're back into a season when the lawns are no longer packed with snow and we can finally work on them. However, everywhere in the lawn is filled with thick grasses and there's a lot of work to do. You finally started the mower and you're on the job. Then, in the middle of it, the lawnmower overheats and dies. Now ...
