Recent content by Geri

We've been building a barn for the last two years. It's still not complete but, our property went up 12,000 dollars for improvements. Trouble is we didn't spend 12,000 on building materials. We kept all the receipts because we figured some day we might have to protest our tax assessment and we...

I found something called a mosquito donut to put in the horses water tank. They're suppose to kill larvae. Anybody familiar with these? Do they work?

I would like to go more organic with my vegetable garden this spring. I am planning to plant tomatoes, beans, squash, bibb lettuce, bellpeppers. I would appreciate any suggestions for plant based bug control as well as organic sprays and fertilizer.

I would like to find a Purple Martin House that I can raise up and down the pole. I have seen a pulley type pole in a magazine somewhere and would like to adapt the poles I have up already. Our Martins should have been home by now. This crazy weather has them confused I think. They usually...

Anyone know the best way to get an acorn to put out a shoot? I have some year old acorns from a famous old oak tree in Austin,Texas called the Treaty Oak. I'd really like to get one to grow.

I guess most rural people have the same problem with animals showing up at your house whether you want or need them. I have two cats and now three dogs besides the dog we picked out as a puppy! Our neighbors dog moved in with three pups and two adult 1 year old males from a previous litter. The...

I've been seeing signs at local veterinarians that it is time to vaccinate your dogs against rattlesnake bites. Anyone had any experience with doing this? Known anyone who has had a dog bitten afterwards and how they did? We had a bumper crop of them this year and have been very lucky.

Man is it dry around here! No rain for months! The pastures are down to dirt. A week ago I saw a neighbors horse as a walking skeleton. I couldn't believe my eyes! It used to be such a pretty horse. I would approach the people to adopt it except I already have three and am struggling to...