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Macrame hangers are an expensive accessory if you have to purchase them retail. The bottom loop will tighten and close up into the coil. Notice how I hold the carrier cords as I tie the outside knots.

Cut the stems in the morning just after the dew dries and before the heat of the day is at its height. Other methods of how to dry rosemary can be done by hanging on a clothes hanger or pulling off the leaves and letting them dry in a single layer on...

Just top off with room temperature water as needed to keep it at the same level. Insect complaints are few but if bugs bother your bamboo, try washing them off with warm soapy water, or treat them with insecticidal soap spray.Thanks go to to our administrator...

What could I use to make a grapevine Christmas tree? It made a perfect support for the grape vines. Before I had my own grapevine, though, I found all I needed on vacant lots in my neighborhood or growing up trees or on fences in the country.

I knew it looked different, and it felt different, and goodness it sure did smell different, but I wanted a fruitcake. And of course, participants must also bring one gifted fruitcake.

Suddenly I remembered buckwheat pancakes were made from buckwheat flour, and with that thought, I finally knew what my cozies were made from.By the time I had read just that much, I realized I was no longer shivering.

Can you dry fruit in the oven? After 30 minutes, stir the food around and check to see how it is drying. If condensation forms, the fruit is not sufficiently dried and should be dehydrated further.Store packaged dehydrated fruit from the garden in a cool,...

This week, while walking the aforementioned dog, I cut tree twigs and took them in my van. I can't believe the quality I get from this little device, especially in coping with low light situations.

Turn the tomatoes every day and bring the rack indoors at night. Set the oven at 150 to 200 F. The skin will peel up and you can pare it off.When choosing how to dry tomatoes, consider your weather.

If you've ever wondered why, after a clear, sunny and mild day, you have to prepare your plants for the possibility of a frost or freeze, then this article is for you. For example, why is it that on some Spring days, the sun warms everything up and the...

Don't worry about skimming off any foam that may form.Put on the 2-piece lids and process as USDA recommends for your altitude. Hot peppers add the crowning touch to salsa and are the star in hot sauce.Canning always works wonders for preserving your...

What are stomata? Stomata aid in this process by harvesting the carbon dioxide. In fact, the name stomata comes from the Greek word for mouth. Stomata plant pores can sense environmental changes such as temperature, light and other cues.

Here is a perfect gift for someone you know who already enjoys hummingbirds in their garden, or for someone who would like to attract hummers to their yard. Fuschia is a favorite nectar plant of hummingbirds.

There are several methods for preserving herbs for later use.The simplest is to use them in pasta sauces and other recipes to be frozen or canned.ng out the window at a monotone winter landscape, it's wonderful to know you have a special stash of fresh...

But many species are well adapted to desert life, and surprisingly many others seem to make the transition as well. Most articles about growing palms discuss their need for warmth, humidity, watering etc., but few are written from the point of view of...

Solanine production and amount increase in direct proportion to the length of exposure and intensity of light. To further prevent the possibility of ingesting any toxic solanine,in a cool dark place, wash well to expose any potential green skin on a potato,...

It doesn't bother me though because if nothing else, I got everyone I know and love to try gardening at least once and had a wonderful experience doing so.seeds as a nice gesture. I would move stacks and stacks of pots to the solitary glaze room and dip...

Give it to the gardener labeled as an "elephant ear", a name he will probably know. Some are sensible, some are sorta silly; there's just got to be one item in the list to please the gardener you love.

You can also cut them on a diagonal, which makes the cookies larger. Fennel seeds are double the size of anise seeds, but anise seeds have a much stronger flavor. Once rooted, it should not be relocated.

And maybe next year some hybridizer will give us the blue tulip. The plaques may be made of wood or cross-stitched, and they're usually lovely. Well, they're cute if you like country style.

They all get a brisk cleaning and fresh new potting soil. It should be free draining, loose and nutrient rich. Have fun with your container gardening and enhance your landscape with all the flora and vegetation varieties you desire.

This little succulent is native to the dry slopes of southern European mountain ranges like the Alps and has been a familiar house-hold plant for over a thousand years. They may wither a bit, but if given a drink, they'll bounce right back with no ill...

Deeply cut tree leaves such as maple, oak, or locust are good choices also. Make sure you put down enough for two of whatever it is you will be discharge printing. Try to stay away from the flowers like roses or peonies, unless they are the more open...

One sheet goes a long way. (These extra sheets merely make it easy to get the wet, fragile sheets out of the frame.) Once I get the hang of the paper thickness I want, I put down another screen over the pulp and run a fat dowel over the “sandwich”...

They aren't going to work in a xeriscape garden, but will survive more new gardener neglect than ferns or petunias. The little plants should shoot up quickly and to make a bushier display, pinch out the center growing tip when they are between six and...

You could also condition the clay by running it through a pasta machine (clean it carefully afterward, or use a garage sale find just for this purpose). But to get started, I'm going to show you how to make a ladybug on a leaf that will hang over the...