Despite the assets, these aralias are not among the best beginner houseplants. Give them a warm, humid indoor location. This aralia has ruffley compound leaves on light colored "trunk." One variety has been called "parsley aralia" and it does look a bit...
Since its inception in 2007, the program has harvested thousands of pounds of unwanted produce from Oakland neighborhoods. Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock Nonprofit groups are feeding the hungry by gleaning.
Ugh, tax time! Are you wishing that you had a magic money tree? A minor point but one that some readers may find importantMoney Tree art at left by the incomparable "Inky" Used here with permission, Thank you! Inky Art not to be used elsewhere without...
Let the two outside cords from each side lay loose for the moment. Cord is cheap, and you want to make sure you have enough. If your cords are bigger than your bead, or, if you're like me and forgot to get beads the proper size, you can just take a bit...
This botanical bearer of good fortune is a tabletop plant having jointed green bamboo-like stems with a few slender leaves at the top. Lucky bamboo in quantity can be bundled into towers or woven into a pear or pineapple shape.
I have sprightly garden Santas, garden angels, miniature gardening tools, flower and butterfly ornaments, and all manner of garden knick-knacks made especially for hanging on a Christmas tree.
They are about 15 inches long. I'd never heard of them, but I took them to my microwave, and heated them as her directions said to do. The other is purposely thinner and can be draped around your neck and even worn outdoors under the collar of a jacket.
While I can't advise you on apps, the virtual market where I am shopping for them has user reviews attached. A note for when I applied fertlizer, and a reminder to apply more in two weeks?
It is known as "the village pharmacy," "heal all" and "nature's drugstore."The beauty of Neem is that it doesn't kill the bugs; it alters them so they can no longer breed or feed. I also learned the hard way that after spraying, avoid having the plants...
The recommended daily dosage is 1 teaspoon for every 10 pounds of the animal's weight. Add in some pepper, and then let it cool. Turmeric is in the ginger family and the rhizome, aka dried root,is the usable part of the plant.
An internet search for 'hummingbird window feeder' will turn up a whole list of possibilities for you. There was also a nyjer feeder for finches on that pole. As a postscript, the HummZinger turned out to be very easy to clean and the hummers liked it...
This viper is an efficient roden eater, but a potential danger to pets and people, so this is one best not to have in the garden... Most people seem to have an innate fear and loathing of snakes, which sometimes works out for the snakes (people leave...
The slight, pleasant fragrance adds a nice touch to the burn as well.In the all-important heat department, hackberry won't leave you lacking. The tenacious hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis), hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones...
The electrolytes and sugar content in Gatorade that are essential for human hydration are not effective in hydrating plants. The slogan the Gatorade Company uses to advertise its product -- "Is it in you?" -- relates to the product's ability to replenish...
Anna Hesser/Flickr My favorite plant this time of year is jewelweed, aka touch-me-not. Jewelweed is also helpful for nettle stings , bug bites and general itching. Both grow in damp soils in part shade to full sun.
Of whole potatoes in a day! I mention whole potatoes, as the green skin on a potato is the area with the highest concentration of solanine and thus, the most toxic.To minimize any potential hazard, the green skin on a potato should be pared and any green...
That's when I knew I made the right decision in tackling this project.After each pot was fired once, glazing became a mindless, relaxing activity. It is a much more immediate process than traditional kiln firing.
Even gardeners who "hate gloves" may tolerate these. Find them at most garden centers or hardware stores year round, or order them;- No watery lotion allowed. Browse a selection of encyclopedia style books here inis a necessity for even the best gardener.
They store in cookie jars well when sealed in airtight baggies. Fennel seeds are double the size of anise seeds, but anise seeds have a much stronger flavor. Anise is an annual plant with white, umbel flowers and a long taproot.
We don't get the outdoor type that adds whimsy to our gardens. Several have the attached saucer tray. And maybe next year some hybridizer will give us the blue tulip. Sometimes they're ceramic, sometimes painted clay,sometimes made of a more exotic material.
In plants, calcium helps to maintain the chemical balance of soil, increases metabolic rate and helps to neutralize cell acid. Most commercial fertilizers contain lime.Eggshells can be added to home compost piles to add calcium and lime to the mix.
A combination of apple cider vinegar and water can prevent and treat leaf spots fungi, mildews and scab diseases. For that reason, it can be used on edible as well as non-edible plants without harming them, as long as it is used in moderation and diluted...
This plant is an excellent choice for all. This little succulent is native to the dry slopes of southern European mountain ranges like the Alps and has been a familiar house-hold plant for over a thousand years.
Window box culture is ideal for preventing the spread of the sometimes-invasive coleus. Wishbone flower, an annual plant, features small, trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of purple, white, yellow and pink; it blooms from late spring through frost.
A netted hat is the best preventative measure.On the positive sidewell, I looked and couldn't find any.That was summer? Netted hats and full body armour are our only protection.For the most part I can ignore them, up to a point.
Colored tee-shirts are nice, and fabric handbags. For this project, I just grabbed some nearby weeds, which happened to be Bidens, Goldenrod, and Queen Anne's Lace foliage, along with several other roadside fall wildings.
Uncoated wood works just as well, but it tends to warp as it soaks up water after several uses.Meanwhile, prepare the paper by tearing it into pieces about 2 inches square or less, until you have a sackful.
