PUT YOUR FLOWER GARDEN TO BED

PUT YOUR FLOWER GARDEN TO BED

Your flowers and vegetables will wake up rarin’ to grow in the spring if you give them some extra TLC in the fall. Here’s all there is to it: At the end of the growing season, cover all of your garden beds with thick layers of organic mulch. Then serve up...
WINTERIZE YOUR HOUSEPLANTS

WINTERIZE YOUR HOUSEPLANTS

Houseplants need lots of humidity for good growth. So in the winter, when the heat is on and the air is dry, mist-spray your leafy plants at least every other day early in the morning. Use weak tea water, which you can make by soaking a used tea bag and 1 teaspoon of...
MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE LAST LONGER

MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE LAST LONGER

When you bring the tree home, cut an inch or two off the bottom of the trunk, and immediately set it into a bucket of cold water with 1 cup of molasses added to it. Let the tree soak for two or three days before you move it indoors to its stand and start trimming it....
GET YOUR YARD READY FOR WINTER

GET YOUR YARD READY FOR WINTER

Here are some of our favorite tips to help your lawn and garden survive the cold. 1. Keep watering and mowing your lawn. 2. Fill in bare patches, control weeds, and fertilize. If you kill weeds now they won’t regrow in spring. 3. Prune, mulch, and transplant...