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...
The sap is used as a revitalizing tonic.Sweetgum was also used by Native Americans as a balm, as was Sangre de Grado. An article on the Forest Policy Research website describes the South Korea festival that accompanies the coming of gorosoe tree sap.
Macrame hangers are an expensive accessory if you have to purchase them retail. 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.
Some vendors caution about cheap, diseased Chinese stock, claiming that Taiwanese produced material is healthier.Once placed on desk or table, a lucky bamboo planter needs less care than many other houseplants.
Next came all of my garden ornaments. Multicolored lights added some needed brightness to the dark brown tree. Amiable Spouse planted it years ago, and it provides all of the vines that I can use when I prune it in the winter.
In fact, palm tree wood is used as an ingredient or building material in several manufactured goods, especially in areas where palms are abundant.Palm trees are the most readily available source of wood in some areas.Indigenous populations use the palm...
Word gets around pretty quickly on Dave's Garden, and my shivering was no secret. If your neck is warm, you'll feel warm all over.”Buckwheat seed cozies? I wondered about its name until I found that it comes from its triangular seeds, which resemble...
This can leave unsightly globs of sand throughout the lawn while the grass beneath these heavy mounds of sand can literally be choked out. The grass seed or sod that most people have in their lawn is not the same as the grass on golf courses.Golf courses...
The versatlity and fun of using my smart phone are making it an everyday tool in all my gardening endeavors. The handyby Paul G. A note for when I applied fertlizer, and a reminder to apply more in two weeks?
I wanted the 'main' feeder to be the one we could see from our great room because that is where we spend most of our time. They should be cleaned and refilled frequently, especially in hot weather, to keep the nectar from spoiling and mold from forming.
It also has no effect on soil fertility, permanent structure or pH, while generous amounts of compost will do all that and more.In short, you can benefit new landscapes by application of gypsum on compacted soil if you have a need forand have salt laden...
I set up an inherited 55 gallon aquarium as aforum on Dave's Garden, mainly to boast of my undertaking and to gain some insight on how insane I really was in threads such as ", I found supportive friends who sent me countless African Violet leaves and...
(Trust me, it willmake the indoor garden smell like a cat food factory.)- If you don't garden you may not know about one of the best recent developments in garden "technology": knit gloves with synthetic coated gripping surfaces.
Anise seed is also used as flavoring in baked goods, root beer, gum, candies and alcoholic beverages. Fennel or anise provides the distinctive flavor in Italian sausages and in other savory dishes, such as pork or tomato sauces.
Nevertheless, gifts received by the gardener will always include items like calendars with a different flower arrangement or garden scene every month and cumbersome books suitable only for the coffee table.I got a pretty calendar last year from my Secret...
So what's the bottom line?Composting with yarrow is certainly worth a try, but the amount needed is so miniscule that it's not necessarily worth it to plant an entire crop just for the sake of adding it to the compost pile.
Gardeners may well know the therapeutic effects of being around plants and using items from the garden as food, pest deterrents, seasoning, part of cosmetic routines and even as medicinals.
It usually grows under water where it provides many benefits to underwater organisms. After fertilization, the female stalk coils itself, dragging the developing seeds back to the bottom of the water.Wild celery plant information tells us that the uses...
Great for new gardeners, lazy gardeners and busy gardeners. It was thought to protect inhabitants from thunder and lightning strikes, so was a common sight planted on thatch and sod roofs.
The vinegar wash will stop the process.When you are satisfied with your pattern, and want to halt the bleaching process, dunk it into the vinegar water and cover it completely. The sky's the limit!
Stir well to mix. If you enjoy making paper, you may want your deckles to last longer. 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 add the top screen that's used to squeeze...
New gardeners can plant them with confidence that they will grow and bloom reliably and fast. Even a gardener on the tightest budget can afford the inexpensive seed packs offered most places seeds are sold.
A real ladybug has the same set of spots on both wings, in mirror image, but your ladybug can have any pattern of spots you want to give her.Now make her head from a ball of black polymer clay.
A glass or vase of three inch diameter will hold one bulb. Bulb bulkiness translates into more vigorous growth and lusher bloom. I'm lucky to be near a huge local nursery where I can pick my paperwhites, for about a dollar each, from hundreds in a bushel...
Regardless of your garden style, there is a perfect daylily for your landscape.From their humble origins many centuries ago, the genus has been refined and thousands of hybrids created, so there are an almost unlimited number of choices available.
Resilient and adaptable, it tolerates wide-ranging soils and urban pollution, and it usually scoffs at wind. The tenacious hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis), hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 9, withstands much...
The electrolytes and sugar content in Gatorade that are essential for human hydration are not effective in hydrating plants. Gatorade has a proven record of helping people hydrate, but the beverage is not so good for plants.The basic ingredients in Gatorade...
