Used Trucks And Suvs

If you're unable to use all the fresh leaves during the growing season, harvest a bunch to bundle, hang to dry, then store in tightly sealed containers. The invigorating flavor and scent of lemongrass can enhance your cooking, as well as ward off garden...

Hand-picking fresh fruit right from your own backyard is a definite treat. All rights reserved. I continued my search for powdered pectin and drove to Wegmans. The first store I went to only sold liquid pectin.

However, it is no longer recommended or necessary. Homemade jams and jellies make appreciated gifts from friends and family who have learned basic skills in the art of canning and food preservation.

If you live by a river, you might get more fogs in August than you get snows in December. I don't know if she believed it but I didn't put any stock in it. Red in the morning, sailors take warning." This means that if the sky is red at sunset, the weather...

By so doing, you can become informed enough to make the right decision for your particular home situation.A good reference is the U. Have you ever considered how your plants and trees can actually protect your home from damage in severe storms?

Easy to pull up, thoughI don't know if any of these plants would qualify as really that economically or ecologically damaging, so no one would likely consider them serious invasive species.But someone's invasive weedy succulent is always someone else's...

As mentioned in the article noted above, date palms are dioecious (male and female flowers are on two different plants).Most date farms have one male growing near dozens of females (ratio is usually about fifty to one).Dates are fertilized by wind pollination...

More recently, distilled sage extracts have been used to increase the shelf life of foods. Americans use it for seasoning a variety of foods including pork sausage and poultry. It becomes woody and less vigorous as it ages.Consider adding some sage to...

Add bone meal and compost filled to at least 2 to 3 inches above the path ways. Once you get that information back, really spend some money on your soil. Yes, you can have a stunning rose garden filled with all the glamour and wonder of the formal gardens...

In strong storms, many to most of the leaves will come off, and the remaining very flexible stalk will bend and sway, but rarely break unless young or immature. So for those of us who live in these storm zones, we need to take much greater care to be...

It is easy to find and easy to pair with other colors. Yellow is still symbolic of courage in Japan.In Egypt, yellow is a mourning color, It is symbolic of sadness in Greece and jealousy in France.

I try to predict his visit, and harvest the last of my herbs and green tomatoes before he can destroy them. Sometimes it makes the difference between getting the kids to the bus stop in time, or having to drive them to their respective schools, and being...

The house, garage, or shed might be painted white as a neutral backdrop for colorful flowers or rich greenery. White seems like a total nothing. Also, in times past, a white gown was an extravagance, since white cloth was expensive and wearing it would...

An eastern to southern exposure is ideal. Therefore, western, north-western or northern exposures are poor locations for these shrubs unless they are surrounded by taller shrubs or trees.

This is the story that I was told long ago: In the Middle Ages, broom lent its name and its twigs and branches to the tool that women used for sweeping. There was an Old English saying that went something like this: If you sweep the house with blossomed...

Perhaps it is this lack of an arousing effect that has led to being sad being called "blue". For a calm and dignified look, pair blue and purple.Blue is said to be the most popular favorite color.

On right female plant showing a new flush of leaves)Blue form Opening cone with infertile fruit leaf detailMaturing plant Female plant in Florida Male plant in southern CaliforniaTypical form in ground Typical form as a potted plant Hummansdorf form female...

There is a recipe for nearly every fruit or vegetable and many of them are surprisingly simple. There are also recipes for Crunchy Dill Pickles, Onion Relish and Basil Vinegar. Even first-time cooks will find something they can easily prepare.

‘Sprizam' (aka ‘Spring Glory') has a compact habit and notable fall colour.‘Trazam' (aka ‘Tradition') is one of the best for training as a single-stemmed small tree as it will top at 12 m.The best fall colour comes from ‘Autumn Brilliance',...

High winds can cause leaf shredding and drying and may topple plants. The banana (Musa spp.) is not technically a tree but is instead a large herb. All parts of the banana have medicinal value.

I've read similar reports about gardeners making comfrey teas, and even dandelion teas, and I think I might try a few more experiments this year. It's high season now for harvesting nettles here.

He snickered and told me that he has added them to his chili recipe too, having concluded that the Native Peoples might have discovered a great taste combination when they combined them in their meat dishes.

Yellow, red and white varieties represent the bulk of onions grown in the United States and are classified according to flavor and storage qualities. White onions are offered as fresh with a moderately strong flavor or as storage onions with a pronounced...

He already knows their importance, because he and I have picnicked in the shade of the old maple trees in my front yard, and trees have often protected us from a warm summer rain. I hit the ground sliding right on top of several angry bees and yellow...

Explore some evergreen options beyond the ubiquitous yew and pruned privet of run-of-the-mill landscaper's specials. Beali has positively lethal spiny leaves and stems.) I'd give 'Soft Caress' an award for brilliance in naming.

You won't miss them, the smell will draw you from across the yard.bears what many call the very finest fragrance, on what many say is the most finicky garden specimen. Cold hardiness is a major deiciding factor, but remember the microclimate effect in...

Wintersweet falls into that second category. Never heard of it? After all, it only struts its stuff when all the gardeners are huddled home by the fireplace with noses buried in seed catalogs.Fortunately, those buried noses come out in warm weather to...