There’s a new plan to revive American chestnut trees, and it needs you. For earlier generations of homesteaders, the spiky nuts were a food source. The wood grew quickly with a straight grain and resisted rot, making it valuable for construction.
Planting garlic? BDN readers say to try a raised bed. The beds get credit for being easier on your back and knees, but they’re also a way to work around challenging soil conditions and meet the particular needs of garlic plants.
Here is the best place to go birding this time of year. “The weather in October was awesome. Obviously, I went birding. But where?” BDN birding columnist Bob Duchesne writes. | 