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She has a nice flat piece of ground by one of the smaller creeks that run down from the surrounding hills, and she grows vegetables and a few fruits. She also collects and sells flowers and the mixture of wild greens called Preboggin.

He didn't even want me to unload the sacks, and proceeded to thread and connect a new clutch cable. The clutch cable snapped, leaving me two miles from home with a bunch of concrete and a broken scooter.

As I headed out to my car Monday morning, head ducked against the wind, coffee mug trembling in my shivering, gloved hand, the realization that I had to scrape a thick layer of ice and snow off of my windshield in the subzero wind chill was extraordinarily...

Homeopathic remedies successfully treated serious human diseases of the day, like typhoid, cholera and scarlet fever. Dr. Hahnemann boiled the bark into tea and drank it for several days.

The toxic berries and plant parts may produce adverse effects in humans and animals.Winterberries provide winter-long interest in the garden and make beautiful cut stems, but they also contain an alkaloid nearly identical to caffeine in coffee.

I've been chastised in the past for having my head in the clouds instead of focused on the here and now, but I take Gloria Steinem's above quote to heart: dreaming really is a form of planning.

It is reported to be a fast grower once it passes the seedling phase. In ashitaba, which I hadn't heard of before, is mainly used for the leaves. It contains a high amount of vitamin B12, which we do not typically find in land plants.

Second, the collective social behavior of the nymphs was very telling—assassin bugs tend to be solitary hunters unlike immature leaf-footed bugs, which stay clustered after hatching from their eggs.

Be very leery of any early spring digging, especially if you live in a northern climate. No matter how anxious you are to plant your garden, it's essential that you wait to dig until your soil is ready.

Typically, germinating seeds are killed by the damping-off fungus prior to emerging from the ground, and older, more established plants are seldom affected. The otherwise healthy looking seedling will discolor or wilt suddenly, or simply collapse and...

Healthy immune systems can usually fight off histoplasmosis, although infections can become serious if large amounts of the toxin are inhaled, or if the infected person has a weakened immune system.Legionnaire's Disease is a respiratory infection that's...

It was more expensive than a store-bought Butterball but I will eat it with honor, knowing it was raised humanely and on healthy pasture. The turkey needs to be covered during cooking with oiled or buttered parchment paper, not foil, except for a brief...

Now that I've reached the bottom of that box, I just bought a new, average-size bag with fresh dry laurel leaves, of only 5 grams (0.18 ounce) and put an end to this chapter in my life.

This high-humidity houseplant can grow to heights of nearly five feet.Dracaena sanderiana is considered non-toxic to humans.The ASPCA's Poison Control Center lists lucky bamboo as a toxic substance to dogs and cats.Although Dracaena sanderiana is considered...

American culture values the neat and the familiar in home landscapes, and nurseries offer the plants consumers seek; as a result, the biodiversity of the nation declines.Biopests are usually picky, relying on only one species or a handful of closely related...

Fertilizers and intelligent companion planting came first. With the advent of commercial fertilizers and the increase of agriculture as an industry, it became more and more unpopular to leave land fallow and unproductive in Western societies.

Okoume is widely used for veneers and is often processed into plywood.A paddler is pulling a wooden sea kayak out of the water.Okoume heartwood is typically a lustrous pinkish-brown to light red with a fine, uniform texture.

I might soon have to move on to asking random people walking the aisles at our farmer's market. When we informed our neighbors about our new family members, we kindly mentioned that they shouldn't worry about noise because “there will be no roosters.”...

As an only child with no older siblings to coerce me into adventures and no younger siblings to dare, I was content to sit quietly and read from an early age. I also wasn't crazy about my foods touching on the plate—my mom used to make a baked meatloaf...

Let the soil dry out to the touch before watering the plant. They are not friendly to the touch, however, as they have sharp thorns. Water sparingly and only at the base of the plant to prevent fungal diseases such as leaf spot and root rot.

A more accurate and detailed analysis can obtained by sending a soil sample to a testing laboratory. The job can be done faster by adding the acid-forming salts ammonium sulfate or ammonium nitrate.

Depending on the size of your garden, mulching may take a couple hours to a couple days of heaving lifting. Mulch also helps to prevent soil erosion, allowing you to keep more of your healthy soil right where you want it: in your garden.

With renovations kicking into gear—something that seems to happen only when we pay someone else to do the work—it's time to talk insulation. In our zone-4 abode, the minimum recommended R-value is 25.

If they're diverse enough, you'll know which is which the moment you pry open the shipping box. This made for simple comparison the day my chicks arrived. If yours and the internet-famed came from different hatcheries, their genetic makeups are naturally...

Sugar cane is also used to prepare a host of industrial chemicals as well as hair-removing products, skin exfoliators and soap. Harvesters (humans or machinery) chop down the stems and leave the roots to regrow for next season, collect the stems and load...

Originating in Madagascar, this tropical plant will often naturalize in warm climate zones. Colorado State University's website suggests planting vinca if you want to deter deer.Vinca serves well in the borders of other flowering plants and in containers.

However, neither of these items contains animal fat.Despite its resemblance to lard, vegetable ghee is cholesterol-free. This product is sometimes known as vanaspati or clarified butter.Traditional ghee is a creamy spread produced by boiling butter until...