I'm raising chickens in southern Ohio.I want to know if it would be beneficial to grow a crop of buckwheat? For feed and for nesting.

I am looking for names and locations of NH greenhouses that heat /cool using Geo Air? (i.e many 4" HDPE pipes buried 10 feet underground and air is blown thru them and back to the greenhouse)

Three years ago, we planted a large wildflower garden (1/2 acre) in SE MI with a native pollinator seed mix. Our custom mix was 25% annuals, and 75% native perennials and biennials. We prepped the site with shallow tilling (3x's over a two month period, only 5-6 inches deep). We planted in the fall and for two years, the site flourished with a diversity of colors and plants throughout the year. Then last year, we got a ragweed infestation. We tried pulling them out as they appeared and before they seeded, but we couldn't keep up. By last fall, it had spread throughout the planting. As a last resort, we mowed the entire site, but I fear that many of the ragweed plants were able to seed and I am anxious about this year's garden. Do you have any suggestions for remediating the problem? Preventing a new outbreak? We've tried to be chemical free so far, but are not adverse to using chemicals if it can save our planting. Or, do we just need to start over (an expensive and time-consuming proposition). I welcome any thoughts or advice you might offer.

I would like to see if there are any programs that a college student/class could help turn bare farm land and try and turn it into a productive farm to help feed people.

This morning at work when I opened the microwave there was a turkey pot pie. I asked around and it turns out that the person who heated it yesterday for lunch, around 1 p.m., forgot about it. It was heated from frozen. I thought it was OK to eat but my coworkers convinced me to throw it away. Who was right?

:) I've tried sticky traps, watering with hydrogen peroxide, watering with mosquito larvae killer...nothing is killing my fungus gnats, and I've been trying for more than five years. I can't start plants in spring or do indoor bulb gardens because they infest. I saw online (You Tube: Gardening with Bugs) that "stratiolaelaps scimitus" will do the trick, and that this is what commercial growers use. Do you know if that is indeed how commercial growers control fungus gnats? If so, do you know if there are there any local places that sell "stratiolaelaps scimitus"? I can't afford to pay 60 Bucks for overnight shipping from AZ, and would rather support local businesses anyway. Thanks for your help! Ruth

Hello, This summer, I was a pesticide applicator for about a month and a half, using granular Escort XP in spraying backpacks. I was wondering if I should be concerned about my other belongings still having residue on them, even though I washed my PPE in a separate wash every day. (I used cold water and a powder detergent, but didn’t run an empty load in between and hung my clothes on a clothes line outside.) Could I continuously be exposing myself to these pesticides through wearing my normal day-to-day clothes? Or by using a backpack that I used during work? Please let me know what you think or if you have any questions.

The slab on my split level is heaving up and down throughout the year. Would a soil sample help me to determine the cause. If so how far down and how much?

I have two “weeds” that are out of control. One is Canada thistle and the other is cornflower. The cornflower is growing in a perennial bed and starting to spread a lot - even into my lawn. The thistle has been much more aggressive in an area that also has perennials, a locust tree, and a couple bushes.

I would appreciate any suggestions you may have for killing them. Removing them by hand isn't working.