Lynsey Grosfield – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com Rural Living for Pleasure and Profit Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:52:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://img.hobbyfarms.com/favicon.ico Lynsey Grosfield – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com 32 32 Ollas: Reduce Watering with These Garden Vessels https://www.hobbyfarms.com/uf-hack-reduce-watering-with-ollas/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/uf-hack-reduce-watering-with-ollas/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:00:27 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=40665 Reduce Your Irrigation Needs During Warm, Dry Spells with this Ancient Watering Technique

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/soil-based-medicine/feed/ 0 Can Frogs & Exotic Fish Share Your Backyard Pond? https://www.hobbyfarms.com/can-frogs-and-exotic-fish-share-your-backyard-pond/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/can-frogs-and-exotic-fish-share-your-backyard-pond/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:13:14 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=44529 Exotic fish have been linked to the transmission of ranaviruses to native amphibians, so think twice before adding them to your backyard pond.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/can-frogs-and-exotic-fish-share-your-backyard-pond/feed/ 0 Curb Climate Change With Your Home Garden https://www.hobbyfarms.com/curb-climate-change-with-your-home-garden/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/curb-climate-change-with-your-home-garden/#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:55:13 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=44437 Growing your own food instead of buying it at the grocery can considerably cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/curb-climate-change-with-your-home-garden/feed/ 0 4 Gifts For The Backyard Orchardist https://www.hobbyfarms.com/4-gifts-for-the-backyard-orchardist/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/4-gifts-for-the-backyard-orchardist/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:08:34 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=44106 For the home fruit-grower, winning gifts are those that keep the orchard in mind.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/skin-disease-can-get-roses/feed/ 0 Forget Fences—Grow A Living Hedge https://www.hobbyfarms.com/forget-fences-grow-a-living-hedge/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/forget-fences-grow-a-living-hedge/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:34:01 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=43498 The art of hedge-laying may have gone out of style, but it’s a way to add functional beauty to your farm.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/forget-fences-grow-a-living-hedge/feed/ 0 Make Your Own Seed-Cleaning Screens https://www.hobbyfarms.com/make-your-own-seed-cleaning-screens/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/make-your-own-seed-cleaning-screens/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:05:49 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=43015 Save time and hassle in your seed-saving endeavor with this handmade tool for separating seeds from the chaff.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/make-your-own-seed-cleaning-screens/feed/ 0 4 Tips For Saving Seeds From The Squash Family https://www.hobbyfarms.com/4-tips-to-save-seeds-from-the-squash-family/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/4-tips-to-save-seeds-from-the-squash-family/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:11:02 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=42846 If you want to grow cucumbers, squash and melons while also saving seeds, you need to tread carefully.

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