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Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
Pull it to the middle point so that when you hold it up, you will have twelve cords, six on either side of the ring. Jute is good, as is this nylon clothesline. Cross the left side to the front of the carrier cords and under the right side, and the right...
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
Just top off with room temperature water as needed to keep it at the same level. Forego the unfortunate philodendron. With time and patience, growers produce lucky bamboo stems that curl in an upward spiral, or curve side to side.
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
Owners are usually glad to give permission for grapevines to be cut and collected.Every year the tree finds a place of permanence in my home. I have sprightly garden Santas, garden angels, miniature gardening tools, flower and butterfly ornaments, and...
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
June had sent me a small miracle.She ordered the buckwheat seeds, she said, and I found several sources online. One of the sites I read, the one referring to the pillow, mentioned that the fabric used for the cozies should be of natural fiber.The warmed...
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
I used my phone to take a pictorial note of wildflowers as I walked the dog. I have an embarrassing number of pictures in my phone, and room for hundreds more.Smartest of all is when my phone provides internet access.
California
El Segundo
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
Last year was the first time I attempted to attract hummingbirds to my garden by deliberately planting nectar plants and hanging hummingbird feeders. Of course, this was totally ignoring the territory issue that I planned for with the other feeder.
California
El Segundo
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
It is a much more immediate process than traditional kiln firing. Several shriveled for unknown reasons, and at least one time my tower of precariously rigged shelves fell down, creating a mess of leaves and potting soil everywhere.In the end, I wound...
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Annual flower seed choices include black-eyed Susan, marigold, nasturtium, pansies or sunflowers. For the experienced gardener, order an uncommon, and still well within the budget, Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) bulb like one ofis a favorite food of many songbirds,...
California
El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
They store in cookie jars well when sealed in airtight baggies. For this recipe, you don't have to use seeds at all, but they sure enhance the texture and flavor.iscotti is a treat your family will love and is very rewarding to make.
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
Several have the attached saucer tray. Too bad our non-gardening givers don't know about the newGardeners get oceans of lotions for Christmas. They rarely reveal cultivars, and will frequently leave out one plant name in that perfect combination of three...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
In realty, this was an excellent choice, because the fleshy leaves contain quite a bit of moisture which makes it hard for fire to catch and burn.This plant reproduces by sending out little fleshy runners that produce a baby plant at the end.
California
El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
This will be for stopping the bleaching process when you are done. Quickly pick the plant material off, and flip the garment over on to the dry plastic piece……NOW you understand why a second piece is needed!Work quickly, placing your plant material...
California
El Segundo
Handmade decorative paper with added flowers, seeds, leaves
The sheets I put on my windows dried in several hours although they tend to adhere to the glass if you let them get fully dry. To the pulp mixture in the tub, OR these can be sprinkled quickly to the deckle as you bring it up from the water BEFORE you...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
Here in west KY, we plant zinnias again at the end of July for a great show that will take us through the rest of the summer and on into autumn. This makes them ideal for children's gardens.
California
El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
It's even easier if your pot (not plastic!) fits into the oven or if you have a clay or ceramic saucer with a similar edge. Kids going a little stir crazy? Just position your clay critter on the rim, with a piece of aluminum foil underneath, and it's...
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
Most growers discard their bloomed-out paperwhites, but if you have a warm garden you may plant them outside. Make the gift more lightweight (less costly to mail) by using plastic beads or acrylic chunks as the filler.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
Japanese Beetles are sometimes troublesome, thrips can cause mal-formed blossoms (but generally leave on their own when conditions dry up) and there are a couple of fungal diseases that sometimes rear their heads, but for the most part, dayliles are tough...
California
El Segundo
A Quick & Easy Harvest Apron
Iron-on fusible webbing material can serve this purpose when sandwiched between the apron and a colorful fabric, making a decorative addition to the apron design. Likewise, reinforcement is needed for any buttonholes in thin fabric to keep buttons from...
California
El Segundo
Trailers: To Hitch or to Haul
As we studied each trailer, he gave me his appraisal of top price and bargain bid for each. Class 3 – All types of tag-along trailers over 4,000 lbs. Tongue weight is the last measurement you might hear manufacturers and dealers refer to, and it is...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Italian Farm Trucks
She also collects and sells flowers and the mixture of wild greens called Preboggin. The handlebar and seat of the scooter are enclosed in a little cabin, and the truck bed behind is about three feet by four feet.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
My Farm Truck
The clutch cable snapped, leaving me two miles from home with a bunch of concrete and a broken scooter. This little scooter James-Bond-cool, amazingly reliable, and perfect for the incredibly tiny streets here.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Traveling with Livestock
Another way to haul small livestock in a van is to halter and tie each animal to something sturdy. You don't need a livestock trailer to transport small animals like sheep , goats , pigs and calves , but it's trickier to haul them in a truck or van.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Sweet Solution for Garden Hot Peppers
We prefer not to add any food coloring - why do that? The natural color is just as appealing with the pepper bits suspended in the glistening jelly.The recipe for making hot pepper jelly is simple, and as with all home canning - to be food safe - familiarize...
California
El Segundo
My Waterfall and My Truck
When there's a big rainstorm, the creek really fills up and the waterfall has nothing to be ashamed. Liguria isn't built for big trucks. The creek below our home has a great waterfall a few hundred feet down the road.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Let It Tow: Choose the Correct Vehicle for Towing Your Loads
For easy switching, I have one receiver hitch with a 2-inch ball and one with a 2 5/166-inch ball, so that I can swap them out by pulling the pin that holds them in place. As an extra measure of safety, I spray painted the 2-inch hitch fluorescent orange...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Why Every Hobby Farmer Needs a Farm Truck
As long as it's reliable and ready to handle all your tasks, you'll soon find it to be an integral and irreplaceable part of your farming operations. But it's when you go off road that a farm truck can really excel.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Highway Bill\'s Farm-truck Exemption Awaits House Approval
Farmers are pleased with Senate's amendment to exempt farm trucks from bill S.1813, allowing flexibility with state-border regulations, and await House approval. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), has been supported by a number of agriculture organizations, including...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia