by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
You can make your rusty tools look good as new again with a paste made from 2 parts salt to 1 part lemon juice. Rub the paste onto the metal until the spots vanish
by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
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....
by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...