I love bird houses. Big ones, little ones, all different colors. I have a number of them all over my yard. Some are big enough for birds to move in and make a nest, and others are just for display. Recently I found some unpainted mini-birdhouses at Michaels craft store for $1 each and I…
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Best Time of Year to Plant Garlic Fall is the time to plant garlic. Here are some tips for growing garlic to make next summer’s garlic harvest a bountiful one. To begin planting garlic obtain garlic stock from a reputable nursery. The garlic bulbs in grocery stores are not suitable for growing and…
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Easy tips for growing rhubarb in your vegetable garden. When to plant rhubarb, how to plant rhubarb, and easy rhubarb recipes.
I have always grown rhubarb in my garden. Sometimes we eat it and sometimes we don’t, but I think I just enjoy admiring its big green leaves and pretty red stalks. Rhubarb will grow almost anywhere. We have moved our rhubarb plant five times in the past twenty years (yes, twenty!). It just keeps…
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Medicinal uses for catnip. How to grow catnip, how to use catnip to make tea, and more.
No one needs tell a cat lover that cats hold Catnip in high regard. But cats aren’t the only ones that benefit from this common herb.It turns out that catnip has many uses. Catnip is known as a kitty aphrodisiac. Bruising the leaves of Catnip releases the essential oil (specifically nepetalactone) which mimics cat’s…
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