What To Do With Lentils

They will love dropping the color in the water, and there's not really any way they can get too much.After the materials are assembled, the grown-up will have to do a bit of preparation before the dyeing process actually starts.

You can also grow living sunflower supports in a circular pattern, and plant beans around them. Tie these in place—very tightly—using baling wire or strong fishing line, allow trellises to fully dry, then brush or spray them with water seal.Leaving...

If your dinner is spicy enough for your taste and you don't need jalapeno seeds for planting, don't feel like you must save them.Jalapenos are very hot and can burn skin, eyes and nasal passages.

The denser the bouquet, the more sturdily your tulips will be held upright. Rotate the container periodically so each side gets equal access to the light to help tulips stand upright.Fresh water is a must for strong, healthy tulips.

Cucumbers add fresh, cool flavors to tossed green salads and stand on their own as a cold side dish. Instead of traditional gazpacho, base the cold soup on cucumbers, and use freshly chopped tomatoes and corn kernels for garnish.

The seed (coriander) is often used as in ingredient in Garam masala, one of many types of curry powder. You can pull those seedlings up or you can let them grow for a little while, then harvest the fragrant bunches.

I?ll admit, lemongrass is one of those herbs that doesn?t exactly grow like wildfire. But where I am, in Texas, the best shot I?ve got for getting this tender perennial to make it through the winter is to cut it back to just a few inches tall and mulch...

Let cook for about half an hour, then sprinkle with chopped basil a minute or two before you take the soup off the heat. If you aren't growing Thai basil, you can substitute any of the more traditional basils without too much of a loss in flavor.Citrus...

Oils infused with oregano flowers are decorative as well as tasty. They attract pollinators, such as butterflies and bees. While they're hanging, the room might get a light oregano potpourri scent.After oregano blooms, it may produce seed.

Pour the sauce into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and chill for at least two hours to allow the flavors to mingle. So, when you plant dill, it is a good idea to add a few extra plants for the caterpillars to snack on.

Grow outdoors in warm months and keep from cold in winter.There are some basic dos and don'ts for bonsai that can go a long way toward helping you to keep your new treasure alive:Yes, your new bonsai will look very nice there on the kitchen window sill...

Many people consider chives the easiest herb to grow. This may be because they start so easily from seed, and grow into dense grass-like clumps. A little bit of the herb goes a long way, so even a small chives bed can feel like more chives than you will...

But don't worry -- you can always find something to do with all that extra parsley. However, it is self-seeding, which means if it likes the area where you've planted it, not only will the plant replace itself, but you might get a lot more seedlings than...

There is a simple and easy online guide created by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's NestWatch to narrow down the options of whose nest you have discovered. After you have photographed it and examined it, return it to where you found it.

You can purchase modeling beeswax, but it's much, much cheaper to simply make your own with the kids. Tags beeswax , Farm Sprouts , Lists DIY Modeling Beeswax Instead of Playdough, try beeswax created just for modeling.

Additionally, pest insects often spread disease or leave citrus trees vulnerable to fungal and bacterial infection. Citrus trees that lack iron in the soil will produce stunted, small and yellowish leaves that weaken the tree due to their lowered capacity...

This can be a good thing. Add five or six cups of tomatoes, a little red wine, and a spoonful of sugar. If yours gets out of hand, the only thing left to do is start cooking with it.

In Syria and Lebanon, fennel leaves are a common addition to ejjeh, a type of frittata.In Greece, fennel leaves are used in savory pies, and to season chicken and fish dishes.Florence Fennel (a cultivar with a bulbous leaf base) can be eaten as a vegetable,...

But sometimes you still wind up having to trim it back, and it would be a shame to waste the clippings. It especially highlights the flavor of carrots, while providing a dramatic color contrast.Thyme leaves can easily be mixed with cream cheese and garlic...

Violet Foods Of all the flower jellies, violet jelly may just be my favorite. According to Leslie Bremness' The Complete Book of Herbs (Studio, 1994): Violets do best in rich, moist soil with a bit of shade from hot sun.

If you suspect the hen is egg bound but you can't feel an egg, the soaking and isolation treatment can help move one along if it's trapped. The hen cannot eliminate waste, because the egg is blocking the digestive system's access to the vent.

Straw, hay or even a layer of cardboard works great. Break down or chop your compost ingredients to give the semi-dormant microbes a leg-up in their work during the decomposition process.

If you need to plot these on a calendar, do this so that important things do not get overlooked.Whatever you do, don't overwhelm yourself with this spring to-do list. Hopefully this article will motivate or inspire you to use the last few chilly weeks...

I'm reminded of the Robert Frost poem with the line "Two paths diverged in a yellow wood, I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference."In life, we sometimes chose our path and other times the path may chose us.I lived in suburbia...

She wants to touch the creamy white calla lily blooms and pull on their slick, leathery leaves just like I do. From there she reverted to crawling towards me. While my back was turned for a moment, Bailey decided that she was ready to take the plunge.I...

If you have a tall stump, dress it up like a person to catch people's attention. Using a chainsaw, sculpt the stump into spirals, flowers, or human faces. Use caution when doing this, and don't try it unless you are very comfortable using a chainsaw.

The outdoor plants stay outdoors after they finishing flowering to bloom the next year while spent indoor paperwhites either are tossed in the garbage or planted outside. Most bulbs require a period of refrigeration to bloom in winter, but paperwhites...