Spring Pruning: Subtraction with a Plus

Photo by Keith Syvinski

Trees, hedges, and bushes...when spring comes the impulse is to hand out haircuts.


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Summer Garden Superstars: Warm Season Vegetables

Warm season vegetables are usually planted after the danger of spring frost is past. Don't let the name of the group fool you. There is some variation to temperature sensitivity between different plants. For example, tomatoes can tolerate cooler temperatures than peppers or eggplant. As a group, they tend to grow deeper roots and so have varying degrees of drought tolerance.

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Make Taxes Less Taxing

Photo by Matt Aiello

Income tax preparation means navigating the twists and eddies of Internal Revenue Service Language such as earned income tax credit, married - filing jointly, W-2s, child and dependent care tax credit, education tax breaks and a morass of other terms and designations that can leave the average head swimming.

 
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February/March Temperatures More Lamb than Lion

Photo by Jody Stuart

Severe storms, plants emerging early from their winter sleep, and windy days are all the result of this year's mild transition from winter to spring.


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Cool Season Vegetables - The Spirit of Spring

Photo by Michaela Kobyakov

The time for starting cool season vegetables is at hand. The nutritious vegetables are easy to grow, and for the most part, can survive the lower temperatures of the winter-to-spring transition.


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Americans Going Easy on Beef, Pork and Poultry

Meat and poultry consumption has been on the decline in the U.S. for several years.  According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American will consume 12.2 percent less meat in 2012 than they did in 2007. The economy, feed prices and even shrinking pastureland are all contributing to this downward trend.






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