What Is In Apples

(As was the imminent discovery that my car's driver's side door was frozen solid—it finally thawed Thursday morning, making for some interesting car entries in the early part of the week.) I begrudgingly scraped my car out of the ice and climbed in...

When a mother tincture is diluted, for example, six times it's called 6x potency, because X is the Roman numeral for 10. Dr. Hahnemann boiled the bark into tea and drank it for several days.

Caffeine is in high concentration in the berries. The toxic berries and plant parts may produce adverse effects in humans and animals.Winterberries provide winter-long interest in the garden and make beautiful cut stems, but they also contain an alkaloid...

It may not necessarily be a concrete one, but where else do ideas begin if not with thoughts and dreams? I may not be able to start gardening or backyard chicken-keeping any time soon, but when that time comes, I'll already have a head start.

Ashitaba was growing at one of the facilities, and he was quickly hooked. Richo says he thinks that the name “tomorrow's leaf” actually refers to the fact that eating it means there is a good chance you'll be around tomorrow to enjoy another.

First, the legs of these particular insects were too short and dark in color. While the immature nymphs of assassin bugs and leaf-footed bugs look quite similar, several clues helped pinpoint the proper identification.

Determining if the soil is frozen is paramount to your garden's success.Just walking across your soil or patting it with your hand will give away whether it is still frozen or not.

The lower portion of the stem may become slimy and black. Generally, infected seeds become soft or mushy, turning brown to black in color. The otherwise healthy looking seedling will discolor or wilt suddenly, or simply collapse and die.Other signs of...

Compost is often referred to as "Black Gold," and indeed it can play a key role in adding organic material and nutrients to the soil. They do this in order to reduce the amount of organic materials that is going to landfills.

For more information on cooking heritage turkeys:http://www.localharvest.org/features/cooking-turkeys.jsp.I read somewhere (sorry, but didn't note where) that the average person in the U.S. will eat seventeen pounds of turkey this year, and the average...

But they only bought candies, crackers, snacks, chocolate, wafers or other sweets. Beyond that, it is said laurel leaves will no longer have the same fragrance.However, I've been using the same batch of dried laurel leaves for more than twenty years and...

The leaves often have silver or white strips through the center. This high-humidity houseplant can grow to heights of nearly five feet.Dracaena sanderiana is considered non-toxic to humans.The ASPCA's Poison Control Center lists lucky bamboo as a toxic...

Conservationists agree that the more plant species in an ecosystem, the healthier and more robust it is, yet a stroll down any lane in suburban America offers yard after yard of similar plants set in straight rows.

Over history, many cultures continued to nurture the land through leaving it fallow, but others turned to new methods to keep land in constant use.As time passed, three-field rotation became more popular as an advanced form of crop rotation.

The sapwood is pale and grayish, clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Okoume is widely used for veneers and is often processed into plywood.A paddler is pulling a wooden sea kayak out of the water.Okoume heartwood is typically a lustrous pinkish-brown...

We live too close here. “Psst! Hey buddy, want a rooster?” Then I'll proceed to pull him out from under my jacket and try to hand him off. We are really enjoying them, but to our surprise, one of our ladies has grown up to be a gentleman! He's a beautiful...

« More Farm Inspiration » Tags farm inspiration , food , Robert South quote , vegetables The sky's the limit—but let's leave the coconuts behind. I think the same is true of agriculture and farming: Is there any feeling quite like the electric thrill...

If you have a deer problem and want to make sure your bougainvillea is left alone, consider planting it in a hanging basket and hanging it high enough so that deer can't reach it.Keep your bougainvillea healthy and it will survive the occasional feeding...

The pH scale was developed to give a numerical value that corresponds to how acidic or basic a material is. Soil pH can best be lowered to an acceptable range in one of two ways. A hydronium ion is a hydrogen nucleus without its usual single orbiting...

If using paper, use black and white (not glossy) shredded newspaper. It can also contain compost soil and living mulches. Here's what you need to know in order to integrate mulching into your gardening schedule.

(Check with your local utility company and the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Energ y to see if your project qualifies.) There are DIY options for spray foam, but we opted to get recommendations and quotes from local service providers...

Having had a Red Star myself, I guessed that she actually had Rhode Island Reds based on their deeper feather color. When your spring chicks arrive from the hatchery, take these steps to identify them correctly.

The juice is separated from the crushed stems for cleaning. One folk remedy combines sugar cane juice with dry ginger to stop hiccups, another uses equal parts sugar and yellow soap to treat boils.

Heatwave Pink is a low-growing plant that will remain small all its life. From white to shocking pink, the varieties range in height from 1 to 1 1/2 feet tall. The carefree vinca provides color all summer in flowerpots and the garden.

It is also used as a spread on bread or vegetables.Both traditional ghee and vegetable ghee have a texture and appearance similar to lard. However, neither of these items contains animal fat.Despite its resemblance to lard, vegetable ghee is cholesterol-free.

These grain blocks provide a longer-lasting source of food for the deer. They extend the time between feedings, and contain other important nutrients supplied by other ingredients that the deer need.While deer corn is low in protein, it is an excellent...

Many agave leaves -- again, dependent on the species -- are edible, provided they are cooked. This includes species like the well-known century plant, Agave Americana, which may live as long as 30 years or more -- but never a whole century -- before flowering.