Want to maximize your lavender harvest year after year? We did too so we did some quick calcs to find out which varieties to grow so you can harvest up to three times per year. So how many times does a lavender farm harvest? Spanish Lavender can be harvested up to three times per year …
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Interested in starting a lavender farm? We’ve been hearing a lot about lavender lately. Some farmers have said lavender is where wine was 30 years ago. But is this the right switch for a small farmer or a hobby farmer? Just how difficult is it to grow lavender? Growing lavender isn’t as difficult as other …
Do you have a beautiful grove of bamboo and you’re wondering when it might die? Maybe someone bought you a lucky bamboo in water and rocks and you want to keep it going. So how long will your bamboo plants live? Small bamboo plants in water will live 1-2 years. If you plant them outside …
Are you worried about your bamboo grove attracting rattlesnakes or other dangerous snakes? I was wondering this as well. Would bamboo attract snakes like other bushes or trees? Bamboo by itself does not attract snakes more than other habitats. If your bamboo is bushy and attracts nesting birds and rodents then yes, it will attract …
You may have heard the rumor that bamboo lies dormant then after 5-6 years it starts sprouting like a rocket. I’ve lived with bamboo many times in the past so I wanted to figure out if this rumor was true. Is It True That Bamboo Doesn’t Grow Very Much For 5-6 Years Then Takes Off …
Does your neighbor’s bamboo worry you? What if it broke through your concrete sidewalk? What if it damaged your foundation? What if you did the same to someone else with your bamboo only to get sued. I used to live in Virginia where bamboo groves run wild. I too wanted to know the answers to …
Do you drink a lot of coffee? Those beautiful spent grounds look so lush and healthy, like fresh soil ready to grow giant tomatoes. But what happens when you add them to your bamboo? Would it make a difference to add them to a bamboo patch versus in a pot? I wanted to know so …
Whether you live so far off the grid, you could win awards for your composting skills and solar panel savvy or you’re just an unabashed coffee snob whose appetite for an excellent cup goes beyond the ordinary, figuring out how many coffee plants you would need to take care of your daily fix is serious …
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While janitor catfish can live alongside koi in theory, I’ve read quite a bit from people who’ve had bad experiences mixing them together. You need to make sure that you have enough space for all the fish of both species to stay safe and apart from one another. It’s not unheard of for janitor catfish …
Whenever I go to a pond and garden center, I always see channel cats so I was really tempted to let them swim around with my koi. In some cases, they can actually be decent pond mates. The problem, as I found out the hard way, is that the domestic albino variants you usually see …
