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The following articles are small snippets from our in store collection of "A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin." We have many different books on a variety of topics such as, Drought Gardening, Starting Seeds Indoors, Easy Composters, Making Maple Syrup and more.
Landscaping With Bulbs
by: Ann Reilly
You will hear and see the terms "spring bulbs" and "summer bulbs" whenever the subject is discussed. Spring bulbs are winter hearty: they are planted in the fall, grow and bloom in the spring, and then lie dormant for a year. They do not need to be dug out of the ground except when they need to be divided. Summer bulbs are not winter hardy: they are planted in spring, grow and bloom in summer, and are then dug from the ground and stored in a frost-free area over the winter until they are replanted the following spring.
This and more information is available in Landscaping With Bulbs.
Raising a Healthy Guinea Pig
by: Wanda L. Curran
Guinea pigs make winderful pets, even for children as young as 5 years old. Adult guinea pigs weigh 2 to 4 pounds, which makes them easier to handle than larger pets, and if given good care they may live 5 to 7 years. Guinea pigs also have very good temperaments. They are not as likely to bite as hamsters, mice, gerbils, and other rodents kept as pets; they do not have the annoying, strong, musky odors for which other rodents are known; and they are not particularly inclined to climb, jump, or chew.
Guinea pigs are strictly herbivorous, which means plant-eating. They have a continuous breeding season, though they do not breed as often as other rodents. At birth, guinea pigs can see and hear, have a full coat of hair, have teeth, and are able to walk and nibble at food within hours.
This and more information is available in Raising a Healthy Guinea Pig.
Grow the Best Tomatoes
by: John Page
The tomato is actually a perennial; if the weather never got cold and if summer or tropical conditions continued to prevail, it would keep on growing for a long time. But as it is grown in virtually every part of the United States, the tomato acts more like an annual, and is treated by gardeners as if it were annual - which means it has to make it from seed to seed in a single growing season.
This and more information is available in Grow the Best Tomatoes. 
Eggs and Chickens
by: John Vivian
When was the last time you tasted a really fresh egg? One with a high yolk that was a deep, dark yellow, bordering on pink, and a white that stayed together in a plump circle instead of running all over the frying pan? If your answer is "I guess I never have," you aren't alone. When my wife, Louise, and I first made our move from city to country, I really believed that the lighter colored the yolk, the fresher the egg. It wasn't until our first pullets began laying that I learned the facts, that the yolk color is dependent on the pigments in the feed.
> Click here to learn more about raising chicks...
This and more information is available in Eggs and Chickens.
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