Learning what your garden needs and how to feed it properly is really easy, and it all begins with adding composting and manure materials. Watch as lawn and garden expert, Amy Grisak, shares her best tips in how to use garden amendments. https://youtu.be/j0t6WNQ2r3g Video Transcription What do I Need to Add to my Garden's Soil? Hi, this is Amy Grisak for North 40 Outfitters, and today I'm going to give you a few gardening tips. Today we're going to talk about how to add amendments to your garden in the spring time before you get to planting. Now, this is the perfect thing to do on a nice spring day, is to boost your garden to find out what it needs, and how to feed it properly. Now, what should you add? That's always the big question. It does start with what your plants need, or what your s...

Getting rid of weeds and mulching your garden helps lock in much-needed moisture. From starting weed removal with a stirrup hoe in the spring to laying down layers of newspaper and hay, watch and learn as lawn and garden expert, Amy Grisak, shares her best tips for prepping your garden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVZWblMh6do Video Transcription What is the Best Tool for Weeding your Garden? Hi, this is Amy Grisak with North 40 Outfitters. And today, we're going to talk about how to prep your ground and then mulch, so you keep the weeds down and keep the moisture in.Now in the early spring, one of your best tools ever is going to be a stirrup hoe. It could be one with a nice long handle like this, or a little shorter handle so if you're down on your hands and knees, you can get after and ...

Smell the DeliciousSmoking meat involves several steps, but they are all really easy to do. From setting your temperature to knowing where to set your roasting and then finally learning tips for wrapping your roast to keep it warm before serving, watch as we share our tips for how to smoke meat.Video TranscriptionNow that we have our meat all ready, we're going to go ahead and step it into the smoker. So we're going to set our temperature to 225 degrees, and we want to reach an internal temperature of about 195 to 201 degrees internally. For this particular recipe, you want to set your shoulder roast right in the middle of the smoker, away from any direct heat. Go ahead and set your meat probe right in the middle of this pork butt. You want to go through the thickest part of the meat and you also want to have your pork butt fat up, away f...

Kentucky Blue. White Dutch Clover. Perennial Rye. When it comes to creating a picture-perfect yard, it can actually take a couple of years. But, don’t let that put you off. Learning the easy steps it takes to produce a beautiful, lush lawn is really doable, and we can get you headed down the right path. In our How to Maintain your Lawn Guide, you’ll learn how to seed your lawn from scratch and how to maintain it. We’ll also explain how you should handle those bare spots that Fido is so good at making. It’s all doable. So, roll up your sleeves and dig in. Nothing can make a lawn look worse than ugly bare areas and spots. While there are many causes, repairing these areas can be relatively easy if you follow a few simple steps. Watch the video below to learn more. Video Transcription How To Repair Bare Spots ...

It’s that time of year when you need to start thinking about adding soil amendments to your garden and getting your soil as healthy as it can be. But, before you add anything to your soil, you need to figure out what your soil needs. Watch as lawn and garden expert, Amy Grisak, explains how to test your garden’s soil. https://youtu.be/wSfwgndA0c8 Video Transcript How do I Decide what My Soil Needs? Hi, this is Amy Grisak from North 40 Outfitters, and today I'm going to give you a few gardening tips. So it is springtime, and it's time to think about adding amendments to the garden and getting you that soil as healthy as it can possibly be before you get anything planted. So the first step you want to do before you add anything to your soil is to figure out what your soil needs. And one ...