How To Make Cheese

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It seems critter-proof and the watermelon remains untouched. It is also a free by-product of normal, everyday gardening and life. The company graciously sent me a unit to use and review, so I'm sharing my experiences in a series of three articles.

If it is too wet, the material rots and smells bad.I have a beautiful 'crop' of compost! Some things didn't completely break down. Since the oldest material is on the bottom, it is the first to turn to black gold.If you need a large amount of compost,...

Cow Milk Most cheesemaking recipes assume you'll use cow milk, but with minor modifications, you can usually substitute goat or sheep milk. Educational signage and handouts tell where cheeses come from, what they taste like, how old they are, how to serve...

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Once they sprout, you can transplant them wherever you want.around the stem where an aerial root and leaf axil are located. It is also a popular houseplant. With cuttings, you have the option of rooting them in water first or simply sticking them straight...

Root the cutting of Swiss cheese vine plant in water for about two to three weeks, then transfer to a pot filled with rich potting soil.You can also do Swiss cheese plant propagation by wrapping damp moss around the stem at a small aerial root and leaf...

(Tip: A bungee cord hanging over the kitchen sink works well, unless there's a cat in the house.) Make It from Scratch To make soft cheese, you can start with a powdered culture that generally comes in a small packet.

More yeast will make the beer spicier while a malty beer will take on a caramel, roasty or bready flavor. Then, pour the beer into a tulip glass or, for stronger beers, a wine glass.

Pack layer in container, and sprinkle with small amount of salt. Cover crock or container with lid or cloth, and set in secluded spot. Check on it periodically to track progress. This fermented food, typically made in the fall , has been passed down through...

Tear the peel into strips and place on the newspaper with the drying rosemary leaves. Transfer the rosemary leaves onto the new layers of newspaper. Place the bag in a cool, dry, dark area until needed.

Step 4: Add soil. Position your plants and fill in soil around roots to hold in place. Sprinkle 1 to 2 tablespoons activated charcoal over gravel and stir gently to thoroughly mix.

Mandevilla vines grow 6 to 10 feet tall with trumpet-shaped red, pink, yellow or white flowers depending on the variety. Plants will produce flowers during summer and into fall with the proper soil conditions and care.Select a location for placing or...

Both thrive in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 9. Growing bigleafs in soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5 may produce purple flowers, or it may result in flowers with both pink and blue blossoms.Test your soil pH first, to get...

A longer aging process will result in a mellower flavor.Chop or shred the tobacco. If you don't get it right on the first try, keep trying, as home curing tobacco can be a challenge without the careful monitoring equipment or kilns of industrial producers.

Filter out the powder with cheesecloth and discard it. Although they require little fertilizing, providing proper nutrients will help them to thrive, and you can make your own orchid fertilizer.Place ½ lb.

Turn right side out, so the visible seam stitching is on the inside and the right side of the fabric is on the outside.Decorate the outside of the pouch if desired, by affixing embellishments like buttons or silk flowers with a hot glue gun.Remove the...

The tables are necessary obstacles in their happy candle making experience. Everyone will finish at different times, and you don't want to have to leave the instruction area to keep finding places to hang/place candles.

Add more food coloring for darker blue roses, and less food coloring for lighter blue roses.Use a sharp knife to cut a small notch in the bottom of each of the white rose stems. Your roses should be a blue color relative to the amount of food coloring...

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Step 4 You can use the blended herbal sugars right away. This method is best suited to sugars for tea and other hot beverages. The sugar should slightly turn the color of the herb, and you should still see particles of the herb.

Others recommend trimming the flower spike to the base of the plant. However, avoid placing the orchid in direct sun; the leaves easily burn in sunlight.Orchids require regular watering, generally once a week when the potting mix is dry.

Wood ashes contain approximately 8 percent potassium, notes the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, in addition to other trace elements such as calcium and magnesium.

Between 212 and 219 degrees F, the sap will begin to foam up, sometimes very quickly. If you have sugar-maple sap at your disposal, transform it into delicious maple syrup for pancakes and more in three simple steps.

You can also infuse oil with the herbs of your choice and use it in your salve mixture. Jojoba oil is an excellent moisturizing oil. On its own, beeswax isn't a moisturizer, but when mixed with other ingredients, such as shea butter, coconut oil, olive...

The other type (the seven-pod models) use a water pump that circulates the nutrient water over the seed pods, with the excess water falling back down into the nutrient tank. Add a couple of homemade components, and the result is a homemade AeroGarden...

Buds that are as hard as marbles won't open.Water makes the difference between a rose that opens and a rose that doesn't. When cutting flowers in your garden, have a bucket with you, and plunge each flower's stem in the bucket as soon as you cut it.