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  1. Selecting Hydrangeas for the Home Landscape

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1263

    years. As a group, they can bloom from May through fall and have features that garner interest into early ... winter. Their name, hydrangea, comes from the Greek words “hydor” meaning water, referring to the plant’s ... hydrangea species for maintenance, bloom size, timing of flowers, and other unique characteristics. There ...

  2. Biosecurity for Youth Livestock Exhibitors

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-7

    then using it at the fair to mask the taste of different water may encourage your animals to drink ... production, biosecurity refers to those measures taken to keep disease agents out of populations, herds, or ... States attempts to keep highly pathogenic avian influenza, as well as other diseases such as ...

  3. Electrical Shock for Trainers and Supervisors

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-892212

    Keep electrical equipment away from water and dampness. Check electrical cords for fraying and signs of ... water to put out an electrical fire. Water can result in a fatal shock. GFCIs are designed to keep ... below. Stress the hazards of electrical shock and how it can occur. Have workers identify hazardous ...

  4. Freezing and Canning Venison

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5367

    Considerations How do I keep the unprocessed venison safe? Planning ahead is the key to having a safe meat ... hot pack methods will safely destroy parasites. Field Dressing Have questions on how to safely field ... for the safe preservation of venison, defined by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as ...

  5. Eating Nutritiously When the Power Is Out

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5582

    months) and use them before their expiration dates.  Water Store one gallon of safe water per person per ... per day. It is best to purchase commercially bottled water and keep it unopened until it is needed. ... disaster? How can you offer your family healthy choices during a disaster? Why should you care about eating ...

  6. Small-Engine Machine Safety for Trainers and Supervisors

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-892270

    weed trimmers, and leaf blowers. You should know how to operate and maintain them in a safe manner. If ... machines, such as push mowers, weed trimmers, and leaf blowers, in a safe manner. Trainer’s Note Landscaping ... in place. Demonstrate how to operate the machine and how to perform routine maintenance. Discuss how ...

  7. Foodborne Illness: Guess Who Came to Dinner

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5570

    careful food preparation. The following basic principles can be followed to prepare food and keep it safe ... : Use safe sources. Purchase foods and ingredients from places you trust. Use clean, potable water ... (water and ice should be safe for consumption). Use safe raw materials, such as milk that has been ...

  8. Winter and Your Backyard Chickens

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-66

    frozen water, and possible frostbite. However, there are management strategies that will keep your flock ... Heated water bowls or containers help to keep water from freezing; however, be cautious as these devices ... safe during the winter. Winterizing your chicken coop and daily monitoring of your chickens will help ...

  9. Algae for Biofuels

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-651-11

    need light, CO₂, water, and macro- and micronutrients for photosynthesis. Sunlight, air, and seawater ... or waste water can basically meet the requirement for algae growth. However, optimal cultivation ... photo inhibition occurs after exposure to too intensive light. For some algal species, a dark cycle is ...

  10. Simple Gray Water Systems: Type 1

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-gw2

    be purple or marked with a purple stripe and be labeled “Nonpotable water, do not drink.” Four inches ... and Biological Engineering What Is Gray Water? Gray water is wastewater from homes that comes from ... bathing and washing clothes. Gray water does not contain food waste, human waste, toxic or hazardous ...

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