Use a garden fork to prepare the soil for planting. The no-dig or light-dig garden preparation method calls for spreading soil amendments across planting beds and allowing rain, wind, and soil organisms to till or work the amendments and their nutrients into the soil. You do not have to dig or use a rototiller in
A bumper tomato crop comes with early season planning. Getting tomatoes off to a strong start will almost guarantee a great yield next summer. Here are 10 easy steps to an outstanding tomato harvest: 1. Seed Sowing Time. Tomato seedlings are tender and easily fall prey to disease, pests, and unpredictable changes in weather. Starting
Orange marmalade is the most popular marmalade. Marmalade is a soft translucent jelly preserve quite simply made from fruit, water, and sugar. Marmalade looks like jam but it contains thin fruit slices or diced fruit suspended in the jelly. Many say the fine flavor of the Seville orange makes the best marmalade. But you can
To get a bumper crop from your pepper plants, you must dedicate yourself to helping the plants thrive. Pepper plants are more temperamental than tomatoes—they demand warm temperatures, even soil moisture, feeding, and support—literally. Here are 10 steps that will all but guarantee sweet and hot pepper growing success. (But don’t turn your back peppers
To make the best meatballs keep two things in mind: (1) choose the best meat you can find—for example, prepare beef meatballs with grass-fed beef that is naturally lean and full and rich in flavor, and (2) use a light hand; shape meatballs that are light and airy not kneaded or compacted. To make 4
Raised bed with top cap for sitting A wood-framed raised bed for your garden is simply a wooden box—usually a square or a rectangle—that is open to the ground below and the sun and sky above. You can make a wood-framed raised bed from pine, spruce, cedar, redwood, or composite wood. To make a wood-framed
What Is At Sight? At sight is a payment due on demand where the party receiving the good or service is required to pay a certain sum immediately upon being presented with the bill of exchange. This type of payment is also known as a “sight draft” or a “sight bill.” Key Takeaways At sight is
What Is Attachment? Attachment is a legal process referring to the action of seizing property in anticipation of a favorable ruling for a plaintiff who claims to be owed money by the defendant. At the request of a creditor, a court of law may transfer specific property owned by the debtor to the creditor (or
What Is Attained Age? Attained age is the age at which the beneficiary of an insurance policy or retirement plan (or another age-dependent plan) can receive benefits or withdraw funds. Attained age can be any age at which benefits are received. In some cases, the person may have to take action when they reach the attained
What Is an Attestation Service? An attest service, or attestation service, is an independent review of a company’s financial statement conducted by a certified public accountant (CPA). The CPA delivers an attestation report with conclusions about the reliability of the data. The standards for attestation services are developed and published by a professional services group
