Create a wood, vinyl or decorative metal fence for your yard! When you create a fence to your yard, you can enhance your home’s curb appeal, increase privacy, and provide a safe space for your family and pets. With various materials available, such as wood, vinyl, and decorative metal, it’s essential to understand the benefits […]
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Keeping hens for the purpose of collecting eggs is not only a valuable skill, but also an interesting and satisfying hobby in its own right. In addition to providing you with fresh eggs, laying hens can also provide you with free fertilizer, help keep pests at bay, and provide you with an endless amount of
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Photo of Sacred Heart Chain-Link Fence, where many kids learn to unicycle from Curt Almy. The Disadvantages of Chain-Link Fence Chain-Link Fence is a common option for residential and commercial property owners because of its affordable price and wide range of useful applications. When compared to the other fencing options, both the material and
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4 Ways to Make Raised Garden Beds Last – Part 2! Here we go again with the continuation of our discussion of raised garden beds. Have fun reading! To keep the inside from rotting, it may be necessary to line the inside with a thick piece of plastic to keep moisture from staying
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Photo of Almy family’s Raised Garden Beds Just for the record…What exactly constitutes a raised Garden? Raised Garden beds are simply a framed in garden space, that raises soil levels from ground level to “tending levels” for easier management. While there is no specific height these raised beds must be, they tend to be
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In the previous episode of “keyword: Free Wood and cattle panels” , we discussed where to find free recycled lumber to build a raised garden bed. Now that you have acquired your Pinterest fails worthy wood collection, it’s time to painfully disassemble the free recycled lumber pallets if you have chosen to go that
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The Toughest Fencing Staple Ever: Cats Claws If you aren’t in the business of constructing fences, it’s likely that you don’t appreciate the complexity or the cost of all the materials that go into your finished products. Where does one stand with the Toughest Fencing Staple? It’s possible that you’re not aware of this, but
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Getting onto the wild wild west, Getting into Yellowstone, Hollywood edition of a “Montana story” all started when I realized that the state of Montana was issuing tax credits for productions that filmed in Montana and used Montana residents exclusively as extras. While my time on the silver screen has largely become a rearview prospect,
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Junior High through College Can anyone enter a rodeo? The answer is yes, but it depends on what type of rodeo it is and if it’s reasonable and prudent to do so. There are a number of things to consider when discussing this subject. I’ll discuss several to give you a general idea of
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Homesteading is a way of life that is based on self-sufficiency and self-reliance. Homesteaders strive to be as self-sufficient as possible, growing their own food, raising their own animals, and living off the land. Homesteading is often seen as a return to simpler times, when people lived closer to nature and relied on their own
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