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Do you have to use concrete for posts when building a garden arbor? Can’t I just pack the holes w/dirt?

TweetQuestion by Kristine R: Do you have to use concrete for posts when building a garden arbor? Can’t I just pack the holes w/dirt? Or is that a bad idea? We just did the whole fence w/no concrete, just packed the holes with dirt. However, when I was looking up how to build garden arbors, … Continue reading

Are the leaves on my rose plant supposed to be red?

TweetQuestion by Cheyenne48: Are the leaves on my rose plant supposed to be red? I purchased 2 Everblooming Hybrid Tea Rose plants: one is a First Prize pink bloom and the other a Oklahoma red bloom. The leaves are bright green on the First Prize, but are red on the Oklahoma. Are the red leaves … Continue reading

Does a chicken need it’s own separate laying box to lay eggs?

TweetQuestion by angierose_1984: Does a chicken need it’s own separate laying box to lay eggs? I am building my own chicken coop on a very low budget and I wanted to make a nest for my 5 chicks to lay eggs in when they are grown. I was going to use an empty tall boy … Continue reading

Can you use an adult child living at home as a tax deduction?

TweetMy son Pete is 24, and he recently moved back home, my first wife (Pete’s mom) is living in the Philippines taking care of her ailing father and can’t help him. Meanwhile I was six months into a divorce from my second wife and having a blast, when he popped in and asked to move … Continue reading