Juan D. Rivera started learning everything he could about plants, farming, livestock, and ecosystems at a young age. Since then, he’s earned a Master’s degree in wildlife biology (Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México) and a PhD in forestry (North Carolina State University), both with an emphasis on conservation farming and renewable technology. He has worked in planning crops for companies and workshops, as an educational consultant and writer.
If you’ve ever planted a tree and waited and waited, only to watch it barely stretch its branches year after year, you know the agony of slow-growing trees. In New Mexico, where the climate can…
A hose reel cart has been one of the most popular tools for its versatile usability. You can move your hose reel in any place you want to water. Using a hose reel cart saves…
Are you a gardener or a farmer? Both require nothing but a garden tiller to till the land of your garden so that you can make the land fertile. So, before you learn about the…
Darwin wrote in one of his best sellers(The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms) that- ‘There are few animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world…
It’s time to settle the Philodendron Lemon Lime vs Neon Pothos debate. Which one should you buy? Neon Pothos and Philodendron are popular houseplants. They are low-maintenance. However, while many people may get confused and…
When I first ventured into gardening, I experienced a sense of excitement akin to a child in a candy store. The array of colors, aromas, and opportunities was overwhelming! But soon enough, I faced a…
If you have to move things around a lot, the importance of a cart is indispensable. Especially if you have a garden to take care of, or building it up from scratch, you have to…
Since the invention of the self-bagging method, people face different troubles with it. When you have to mow a lawn by bagging the grass clippings, it can be pretty annoying to clean the bag and…
If you’ve ever mowed the lawn, you know that one of the most frustrating parts isn’t just the mowing itself—it’s the aftermath. The underside of your mower deck is likely caked with thick layers of…