Category: Gardening

MIY Lawn Fertilizer

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Lawn Fertilizer Whether you are hiring a field services company to mow and maintain your lawn or you plan on doing it yourself now is the time to start preparing for Spring. You may want to start thinking about the things that need to be done to get …

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Rooting A Sweet Potato For Planting

Rooting A Sweet Potato For Planting   The sweet potato is a warm-season, spreading vegetable of tropical origin. It is a good choice for a garden because it is easy to grow, is drought- heat-tolerant, and has few pests or diseases. But it is started a little differently than most other common vegetables. If you …

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DIY Raised Garden Beds

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Raised Garden Beds Raised garden beds are just fantastic, they produce a better yield as the soil is better heated giving the roots an advantage. Easier to tend because they require less stooping and the weeds do not spread between beds as easily as they do on level ground …

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DIY Trial Aquaponics W/5 Gallon Buckets

DIY Trial Aquaponics With 5 Gallon Buckets Our eco system has been damaged over the generations as pollution and neglect have taken its toll on our planet. However, we can recreate to a limited extent the timeless system of regeneration of resources developed by mother nature herself with aquaponics. It isn’t an easy system to create …

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Foods That Naturally Detox Radiation

Foods That Naturally Detox Radiation No one has forgotten the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011. This horrible disaster severely damaged the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and radiation began leaking. Although we would all like to put that horrible tragedy behind us. It isn’t over yet. Not for those in the path of the …

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Air Cleaning Houseplants

Air Cleaning Houseplants Why invest in expensive electrical air purifiers that require power, filters and costs that add up over time?  Same with the pop up, plug in, new smell air fresheners that really just perfume the air does not clean it! Instead go natural. Mother nature has her own ways of freshening the air in …

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Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac – Avoiding & Treating

Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac – Avoiding & Treating No one wants to end up with the rash, itch or reaction of the gentleman pictured above! The first step to avoiding the predicament altogether is to avoid the cause. In this case this gent came into extremely close contact with poison sumac. Knowing how to …

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Dehydrating Oranges & How to Use Them

Dehydrating Oranges & How to Use Them I love dehydrating fruits! A healthy treat but did you know you can use the dehydrated fruit for a lot more than eating? I have never really known what to use dehydrated citrus for other than in baked goods until coming across this article. The article is from our friends over …

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