What Is Vivant

Spring will give way to summer, which will blossom into autumn and eventually return to winter. (We just won't think about that distant part of the cycle right now.) This positive thinking might not have warmed my frozen toes or made my car door usable...

Because the same remedies in the same doses apply to the same conditions in humans and all other animals of all ages and sizes, do-it-yourselfers can learn to dose their livestock from information designed to diagnose and dose people or pets.

Despite the beauty of its tempting fruit, eating winterberries should be avoided -- especially by children. Caffeine is the primary toxic ingredient in winterberry, and symptoms can be unpleasant.

We're always thinking of ways to better our gardens or brainstorming new recipes to try out in the kitchen, and unlike other daydreams—I'm looking at you, Three Arms—we have the power to make them come true.

I took a quick look at my typical herbal seed and plant providers and found ashitaba seed readily available from Horizon Herbs, where owner Richo Cech has been growing tomorrow's leaf since Dec.

When you're unsure if what you're looking at is a good bug or bad bug to be, your local extension agent is your best friend. Assassin bugs are wonderful beneficial insects that consume a wide range of pest species in the garden and should be encouraged.

Test your soil first by walking on it or patting it in several locations. If there is no spring or give to the soil, it's probably still frozen and too cold to work.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });It's...

Once transplanted, only those seedlings known to be especially sensitive to damping off need be misted with fungicide daily until the first or second seed leaves have emerged.Another option may include seed treatment.

I know I sure wouldn't want to risk it, would you?Mother Jones News recently reported "California regulators traced residues of dichlorophenyl-dichloroethylene, a breakdown product of DDT, and bifenthrin, an ant killer, to compost in pots of organic wheatgrass...

Add all the ingredients and stir for a minute or two until the sugar and salt dissolve.Put the turkey into the brine and refrigerate for 24 hours. The orgins are obscure; some think it even goes back to Abraham Lincoln pardoning his son Tad's pet turkey.

Well, they aren't expensive, so that's not the reason; but our Romanian culture doesn't throw away anything which can still be used. Since the business didn't work, I closed the store and got myself a pantry full of groceries.

Three stalked plants are given for luck, five stalks are said to represent wishes of wealth and seven stalks are thought to bring and keep good health. Better known as Dracaena sanderiana, this plant is a fixture in many households.Connoisseurs agree...

Fountain boils it down as the degree of variation in a system in any defined area, from a home landscape to a continent."How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?" Charles de Gaulle lamented, reflecting the big issue that many human...

This process had the intended effect of replenishing the soil, but it left half the arable land unused and unproductive. Each year, one half of their land was allowed to rest and be renewed.

Within its native range, Okoume is considered widespread and relatively common. Okoume peels and slices easily and evenly, and this combines with its good acceptance of glue to give it wide use as veneer and in plywood.Outside of its native range, most...

I covered our small pond and waterfall with a sheet of netting to keep the leaves out, and we're planning to pack away the patio furniture sometime this weekend. When we informed our neighbors about our new family members, we kindly mentioned that they...

(By this point, it's doubtful that I'll ever come around to beets, fennel or especially coconuts.) I've come around to most of my disliked foods, and I've even developed a taste for olives and raw tomatoes, both of which were expressly banned from the...

It can also be grown indoors year-round. Although deer may occasionally munch on bougainvillea, they usually don't like the plant enough to destroy it. In fact, the University of California rates bougainvillea as a "reasonably safe bet" when it comes...

With respect to the chemical concept of pH, "alkaline" is another term for "basic." These two terms are interchangeable. According to this definition, an acid is a substance that generates hydronium ions when dissolved in water.

Fall is also a good time to plant a cover crop. Mulch According To Climate In cold, dry climates, deep mulch will help to insulate the soil from fluctuating and extreme temperatures and help to reduce evaporation, while in cool, wet climates, a deep mulch...

Arrrggghhh! I've been waiting for a chance to use some pirate-ease on this blog. I was curious to see how the insulation could be contained, knowing that spray foam expanded once sprayed.

And, they can also be very wrong. The difference between them should be obvious from the start. When I ordered my most recent batch of chicks, I resized photos from My Pet Chicken (where my flock originated), and then I pasted chick photo next to the...

The root system at the base of the plant anchors the grass to the soil and takes in water and nutrients from the ground. It can take six to 24 months for the plant to grow to maturity.Sugar cane is harvested when it reaches maturity and during the dry...

If you have a deer problem in your region, surround your vegetable garden and other plants deer eat with vinca and other plants that deer don't like. If you want to fertilize your plant or plants, use a granular or water-soluble fertilizer once each month,...

It has a buttery, nutty taste that is somewhat milder than that of traditional ghee. It is made up almost entirely of hardened vegetable oil and is free from any milk products.It is ideal for various forms of cooking, such as baking, sauteing and deep...

Larger plots are more beneficial, as they assure an adequate supply for the deer despite the fact that the grain is also consumed by other wild animals such as bears, raccoons and crows.

Dependent on the species, the majority of cacti flower on a regular basis.Another significant difference between an agave and the cactus are leaves -- the agave possesses leaves and the cactus does not.