Susan Brackney – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com Rural Living for Pleasure and Profit Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:55:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://img.hobbyfarms.com/favicon.ico Susan Brackney – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com 32 32 Using Rain Gardens & Bioswales to Manage Rainwater https://www.hobbyfarms.com/control-extra-rainwater-with-bioswales-rain-gardens/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/control-extra-rainwater-with-bioswales-rain-gardens/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:00:43 +0000 https://admin.hobbyfarms.com/?p=112690 Here's How to Get Started Managing Rainwater Overflow During Boom Times

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/control-extra-rainwater-with-bioswales-rain-gardens/feed/ 0 Small Farm Income Ideas: Side Hustles to Earn Extra Cash https://www.hobbyfarms.com/side-hustles-earn-extra-cash-from-the-farm/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/side-hustles-earn-extra-cash-from-the-farm/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:00:40 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=80454 Leveraging Resources You Already Have Can Strengthen Your Bottom Line

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/rid-your-trees-of-wintercreeper-poison-ivy-other-choking-vines/feed/ 0 6 Ways To Put Your Brush Pile To Work https://www.hobbyfarms.com/6-ways-to-put-your-brush-pile-to-work/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/6-ways-to-put-your-brush-pile-to-work/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:00:36 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=114607 Don't just burn that brush pile, put it to work. From biochar to wildlife habitat and more, here are 6 ways to put sticks, limbs, branches and more to work.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/6-ways-to-put-your-brush-pile-to-work/feed/ 0 Attract Good Bugs To Control Pest Insects On Your Crops https://www.hobbyfarms.com/attract-good-bugs-to-control-pest-insects-on-your-crops/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/attract-good-bugs-to-control-pest-insects-on-your-crops/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:00:41 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=114152 As we come to understand the downsides of pesticides, integrated pest management offers better control for controlling pest insects on crops.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/attract-good-bugs-to-control-pest-insects-on-your-crops/feed/ 0 Warped & Weird Flowers? Could Be Aster Yellows Disease https://www.hobbyfarms.com/warped-weird-flowers-could-be-aster-yellows-disease/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/warped-weird-flowers-could-be-aster-yellows-disease/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:00:36 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=112782 Find out which plants are most at risk for aster yellows disease and how to keep the chaos from spreading in your home garden.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/deworming-your-backyard-chickens-the-whys-hows/feed/ 0 Head-Clipping Weevils Devastate Coneflowers, Sunflowers, Other Aster Family Members https://www.hobbyfarms.com/head-clipping-weevils-devastate-coneflowers-sunflowers-other-aster-family-members/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/head-clipping-weevils-devastate-coneflowers-sunflowers-other-aster-family-members/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 17:00:11 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=111292 Head-clipping weevils can cause major destruction in a pollinator garden, so here's what to look for and how to stop Haplorhynchites aeneus in its tracks.

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