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Tailgating is all about good company, delicious food, and bringing the comforts of your kitchen right to the parking lot! Whether you’re getting ready to cheer for your team or simply enjoying a sunny afternoon, Stockdale’s has all the tools and tips you need to take your tailgating to the next level.

Chrysanthemums are a fall staple. They pair perfectly with rocking chairs on the front porch, pumpkin decorations, and cool nights on the farm. As fall rolls around next week, use mums as a reliable source of color when the remaining summer flowers begin to fade.

Most articles and tips for feeding horses focus on the more complicated cases: metabolic horses, hard keepers, broodmares, high performance horses, etc. What about the average horse?

After all the trouble of cultivating, planting, and maintaining your garden, now comes the best part — enjoying the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor. But if you don’t harvest and preserve your garden goodies correctly, all that work will go to waste.

Although weather conditions have been brutally hot and dry over the past few months, recent rain showers in different parts of the state have begun to cool temperatures down and replenish the land.

Each farmstead across our great state has, somewhere on it, unwanted briars and/or brambles of small brush, perhaps in a pasture field or a fencerow. So, the dilemma becomes when is the optimum time to spray to control it. Interestingly, the optimum time is mid-July.

July is a tough month for fescue lawns in our area due to the typical hot, dry conditions. Here are a few tips to keep your lawn healthy in the summer heat.

Sunny days and sweltering heat can be rough on your garden. After all, your plants get thirsty just like you do! When the weather is dry, though, you may need to adjust your watering techniques to give your garden the nutrients it needs to thrive. 

With so many options on what to cook, grill, and serve, your opportunity for a delicious summer meal is right around the corner! Whether you’re looking for a tasty side dish or an appetizing combo for kebobs, vegetables are the perfect choice to complete an epic summer cookout. 

There are lots of mutually beneficial relationships in nature, but we often do not take advantage of them. One harmonious circle that you may consider, though, is that of gardens, chickens, and bees. This threesome can be utilized on large operations or backyard hobby farms — don’t be scared to start small and upscale as you get more comfortable managing each aspect.