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Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
This time, instead of coming straight down from your square knot, join neighboring groups, so that the next square knots will fall halfway between the first group. Go around and connect each side to its neighbor.Next, drop down and do this process one...
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El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
Four is not a good number as the Chinese word for four is similar to the word for death.) For what it's worth, a gift of Lucky Bamboo is luckier than buying it for oneself.It sounds like the vendors took free rein at some point and decided that whatever...
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
I visualized a simple tree made of grapevines. It was so secure that I could easily pick it up and move it.Next came the task of adding twinkle lights. For a long time I hung them on the tree with all my other ornaments.
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
It's like June said in the card that came with the cozies: “Enjoy the warmth of the cozies and of the friendship that comes with them.” While the cozies warm me outside, the friendship warms me inside.
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
After reading comments from other, I passed by those cheap roses without regret. How could I refuse? A picture is worth, etc, and in a split second I can capture an idea or scrap of plant information, to dwell in my phone for whenever I want to retrieve...
California
El Segundo
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
Of course, this was totally ignoring the territory issue that I planned for with the other feeder. But they liked the Opus bottle feeder, too. As a postscript, the HummZinger turned out to be very easy to clean and the hummers liked it very much.
California
El Segundo
Jewelweed For Your Skin And Just For Fun
Both grow in damp soils in part shade to full sun. I would say it is second only to chickweed ( Stellaria media ), only because it's so juicy that it can be difficult to preserve. It's been blooming in our area during July and August and has now developed...
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Philadelphia
Causes For Bitter Potato Skins: Learn About Green Skin On A Potato
Green potato skin may be caused when a potato is stored on the kitchen counter or window sill, or even when the potato is grown too close to the soil surface, hence the recommendation toin a mound and store harvested potatoes in a completely cool, dark...
Ohio
Willoughby
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
Not yet overwhelmed by my undertaking, I set out to gather enough African Violets for 150 guests as quickly and inexpensively as possible. As a senior, I didn't have much extra time, but I did have a bee in my bonnet about this new project.
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Browse a selection of encyclopedia style books here inis a necessity for even the best gardener. A more personal and stylish gift could be an item of organic cotton clothing.makes a great rodent repellent, is more pleasant to apply and is probably safer...
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El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
Once rooted, it should not be relocated. Fennel or anise provides the distinctive flavor in Italian sausages and in other savory dishes, such as pork or tomato sauces. Place biscotti on their side back on the cookie sheets.Bake again at the lower temperature...
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
On Black Friday this year I provided you gardeners with a means of getting. Non-gardeners don't know that apples aren't herbs or that the scent of harvest is dependent upon what you're harvesting.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
Without a little guidance from seasoned veterans, they often choose seeds and plants that are more challenging than their budding skills can handle. These plant profiles will feature time-tested seeds and plants that are easy to grow, but produce a great...
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El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
Deeply cut tree leaves such as maple, oak, or locust are good choices also. This is a normal chemical reaction, and it won't explode. It gives me a frame of reference as to how fast the bleach will start to work.
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El Segundo
Handmade decorative paper with added flowers, seeds, leaves
I didn't use window screen as I had access to the screen material used in the nearby paper plant, which is a finer mesh than window screen. I strain mine through the large bags made to strain paint.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
They're easy, put on a great show and brighten up any garden. They do need about an inch of water a week, and if they are container-grown, a bit more. Here in west KY, we plant zinnias again at the end of July for a great show that will take us through...
California
El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
Last summer, we came up with the idea of making clay critters to hang from the edges of pots, and I thought it would make a great kid craft for a winter snow day!Polymer clay is almost as easy to work as Play-Dohtm, and when you are done you can bake...
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
After all, trying to save your paperwhites won't cost anything, and if you don't succeed (with rebloom in the garden) you can "try, try again" (with more paperwhites in water!) White roots will grow down from the base of the bulb into the rocks, and green...
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El Segundo
A Fruit-Tree Pruning Primer
The first aspect of proper pruning is timing. Virginia Tech recommends full-strength Listerine and rubbing alcohol at 70-, 91- or 99-percent concentration, but advises against using Pine Sol or bleach, as these products can be corrosive to metal.
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Philadelphia
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
Over the course of several seasons, two or three fans will increase to a substantial clump and each fan is capable of producing flower stalks or scapes. They come in a wide range of shapes and colors and are hardy in a huge climate range.
California
El Segundo
Thick Tomato Skins: What Causes Tough Tomato Skin
Are tough tomato skins unavoidable? The tough tomato skins are less likely to burn in the intense sunlight.If you get a sudden heat wave and you want to avoid thick tomatoes skins, you can provide some shade for your tomato plants during the hottest times...
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Willoughby
Grapes That Have Thick Skin: Types Of Thick Skinned Grapes
It's taken over 8,000 years of selective breeding to create thewe use today. They have been cultivated since the 16th century and are well adapted to these warm and humid climates.
Ohio
Willoughby
Pasture Primer: A Look at Pasture Plants
“Get your soil test done and then decide on what route you are going to go—organic or synthetic—for restoring fertility,” Hoffman says. Dandelions, for example, are a forb.
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Philadelphia
A Quick & Easy Harvest Apron
I wanted a multi-purpose apron to protect my clothes while working in the yard and garden that I could also pull up to use as a harvest apron with little effort. Altering a pre-made apron is a quick and easy craft with very little sewing and would be...
California
El Segundo
Containers and Baskets - A Primer on Seasonal Color Design
Does a hanging fuchsia inspire you to paroxysm of joy? Annuals have shorter root zones than perennials and trees and shrubs need a width twice the root ball size. Try growing an indeterminate dwarf tomato up a trellis or stake in a large container and...
California
El Segundo
Citrus - A Short Primer on How To Grow Them.
Their simple wonder and awe will be all the reward needed for the work and planning it takes to grow these wonderful plants. They are best known for their wonderful fruits but these stunning plants are great looking.
California
El Segundo
Getting Attached To Your Equipment: A Primer On Tractor Attachments
Some of the most common pull-behind pieces of equipment for a tractor—rotary mowers, finish mowers, disc harrows, box blades, landscape rakes, spreaders, backhoes—could and probably would all get used on a hobby farm, but not all of them are required...
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Philadelphia