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Homemade Gifts from the Garden
Place the herb butter in a basket with a loaf of crusty bread for a delicious gift anyone would love.Remember all those tomatoes and green beans you canned this summer? I can various vegetables, but I eagerly anticipate my gift of homemade apple butter...
California
El Segundo
Leeks: Good and Good For You
They can be sown in a seedbed in early spring to be transplanted in mid-summer, or sown in place after all danger of frost is past. Rinse well under cool water.The most well-known recipe using leeks is the classic French soup ‘Vichysoisse' recipes for...
California
El Segundo
Three Aralias for your indoor gardens
According to thisfrom the Missouri Botanical Garden, the dinnerplate aralia is not safe to have around pets and children. They are sold sometimes in quite small pots, or as medium potted plants or even small indoor trees.
California
El Segundo
Gleaning for Good
Urban Youth Harvest: Kids on bikes are pedaling through neighborhoods in Oakland, Calif., in search of unwanted produce. Tags Jodi Helmer Up to 2,100 people per week benefit from the gleaning efforts.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Yes, Joyce, there is a Money Tree (Pachira)
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 express permission of the creator.
California
El Segundo
Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
Children as young as 10 can do this with no problem, It makes a nice art project for a school class for Mother's Day. You will have three groups of four cords. The clothesline was chosen for the contrast against the dark background for photography purposes.
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
Leaves are a medium green (possibly with white stripe) and roots are white or orange. Curled and curved stems lead to other graceful design possibilities, such as hearts.A "good luck" reputation combined with a hardy physiology bestowed popularity on...
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
These homemade seed envelopes are then tied onto the tree with small red ribbons. Amiable Spouse planted it years ago, and it provides all of the vines that I can use when I prune it in the winter.
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
But when November rolls around, the days get shorter, the temperatures drop below 50degrees and I shiver. When my friends call me during the winter months, most know better than to ask how I am.
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
After reading comments from other, I passed by those cheap roses without regret. This week, while walking the aforementioned dog, I cut tree twigs and took them in my van. How could I refuse?
California
El Segundo
Neem, An Indoor Gardeners Best Friend
I appreciate the fact that I can use it in the house without fearing for the safety of my critters. Even though I had sprayed them in the bathroom and left them there behind closed doors, the smell permeated the entire first floor of the house.
California
El Segundo
Is Turmeric Good for Chickens?
Applied topically, turmeric is a natural antiseptic, offering antibacterial properties, which also speeds healing and helps repair damaged skin. We started sprinkling some turmeric onto her food and it seemed to reduce the swelling, giving her some relief...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Adding Hair To Compost: Types Of Hair For Composting
Check with any local hairdressers in the area. These add nitrogen to the compost and ultimately into the soil.. When mixed into garden soil, compost adds needed nutrients to the soil.
Ohio
Willoughby
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
They should be cleaned and refilled frequently, especially in hot weather, to keep the nectar from spoiling and mold from forming. So next season I will buy one with the suction cups below the section with the feeding ports.
California
El Segundo
Snakes- Good for the Garden
They are non-aggressive creatures- they do NOT ever attack people (at least no snakes in the US) and will never bite unless stepped on, picked up or forced into a corner or threatened with imminent injury.Even then, all snakes would much rather get away...
California
El Segundo
Is Hackberry Good for Firewood?
Resilient and adaptable, it tolerates wide-ranging soils and urban pollution, and it usually scoffs at wind. 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.
California
Santa Monica
Is Gatorade Good for Plants?
The slogan the Gatorade Company uses to advertise its product -- "Is it in you?" -- relates to the product's ability to replenish fluids in an active person and increase performance on the playing field.
California
Santa Monica
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
I would immediately take them home, strip off two or three outer layers of leaves and begin to propagate them. 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.
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Target is offering Smith and Hawken brand kits, which include a ceramic pot, for a mere ten dollars. Bagged fertilizer containing mycorrhizae is relatively new to the marketplace and would likely impress your gardener.
California
El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
They are usually made of simple, wholesome ingredients, are often low or reduced in sodium and fat, and contain healthful fruits or seeds that can be grown in a home garden.Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and get all your ingredients together.Place aluminum...
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
We get the same thing every year, usually prefaced by the excited non-gardening giver saying, “I knew you'd love this because you're a gardener.” The gift is usually something beautiful, but with limited purpose.Somehow the presumption exists that...
California
El Segundo
Are Egg Shells Good for Roses?
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.
California
Santa Monica
Is Vinegar Good for Tomato Plants?
Combine 3 tbsp. 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 with water.Tomatoes are prone to fungal diseases, especially during periods of wet spring weather.
California
Santa Monica
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. They may wither a bit, but if given a drink, they'll bounce right back with no ill effects.
California
El Segundo
Good Plants & Flowers for Window Boxes
Window box gardening is a form of small-space landscaping. They include the annual nasturtium (Tropaeolum spp.) and the perennial zonal geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum). Among the trailers is sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas); hardy in USDA zones 9...
California
Santa Monica
Summer Bites
A netted hat is the best preventative measure.On the positive sidewell, I looked and couldn't find any.That was summer? We've managed to tend our gardens in 20 minute spurts. We spent it swatting and scratching itches, covered in a netted hat, soaked...
California
El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
The bleaching process will start, but you don't have time to sit and admire it. The thought and care involved in choosing the gift is often more valuable than the actual item It gives me a frame of reference as to how fast the bleach will start to work.
California
El Segundo