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Farm & Garden Video

Video: Building A New Farm Garden Shed (Pt. 8)

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My garden shed is starting to look close to done now, though some important steps remain, including cutting and installing wood for the fascia and soffits.

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Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading Video

Video: Treating Drought Stress In Boxwood Shrubs

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This time of year can be hard on young boxwood plants, so keep moisture top of mind and heed the following signs if your plants look stressed.

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Equipment Farm & Garden Projects Video

Video: Building A New Farm Garden Shed (Pt. 7)

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My farm garden shed is nearing completion, but before I can put the roof on, I need to install a soffit. Check out the video for a simple jig to help with this step.

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Farm & Garden Projects Video

Video: Building A New Farm Garden Shed (Pt. 6)

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With my shed freshly wrapped in siding, it's now time to cut and install rafters. In this video, we measure rafters, determine pitch and cut out notches.

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Animals Farm & Garden Homesteading Large Animals Video

Video: Basic Fall Flock Maintenance For Your Sheep

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Fall is a welcome break from summer's stressful conditions, so seize this opportunity to do some basic flock maintenance on your sheep to get them ready for breeding.

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Farm & Garden Video

Video: Building A New Farm Garden Shed (Pt. 5)

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Our site and frame look good, so now it's time to wrap the new garden shed in siding, and in this video we offer some tips to make this step a lot easier.

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Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Video

5 Fillers To Make Your Garden Look Mature

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First-year gardens often seem weak and too spaced out, but these 5 fast-growing garden fillers will give you a fuller-looking garden.

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Equipment Farm & Garden Projects Video

Video: Building A Platform For A Carry All Frame

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I picked up a carry all frame some years back, and now's the time to build a platform and put it to use. In this video, I show you how I did this project.

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Animals Beekeeping Equipment Farm & Garden Projects Video

Video: Build A Simple DIY Bee Stand For Your Hives

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I'm getting ready for my first year as a beekeeper. My hives are ready, but I'm building this simple, table-style bee stand to keep the boxes off the wet ground.

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Farm & Garden Video

Video: Building A New Farm Garden Shed (Pt. 4)

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With our building sited and the foundation built, it's now time to build and install the wall frames for the brand-new garden shed. It's an easy process with a few extras for this job.

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