How to grow cucumbers in your garden.
The versatile cucumber (cucumis sativus) is tasty pickled, in a salad, as a salad, in a sandwich, or just eaten raw. How to grow cucumbers depends largely in part on how you plan to eat them. Cucumbers come in over 120 varieties that range from small picklers to large slicers and from dark green to…
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How to care for miniature roses outdoors in your garden.
Growing a rose bush is no doubt fun, and there are many who have tried their hand at it. Of course there are just as many who say that roses are the hardest type of flower to grow, and as such many will stray away from them. Growing miniature roses is even more fun, and…
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Amazing speed cleaning tips you'll wish you'd known sooner! Learn how to clean every room in your home in half of the time.
Time is tight, the kids want attention, dinner simmers on the stove and the house needs cleaning. Did someone mention housework? Most people would rather darn socks than clean their home. Consequently those annoying chores get tucked on the back burner where they sit simmering until the pot boils dry. That once 30-minute job has…
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Clever tips for removing sticker residue from clothing and shirts.
Q: Help, we washed and dried my son’s school uniform and inadvertently left a sticker on the shirt. Now there is a big round sticky spot where the sticker was. Does anyone know how to get this out of the clothing? Tip #1: Spray spot with WD-40, then wash area with Dawn dishwashing liquid. Rewash…
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Too many strawberries? Freezing strawberries is easy. When preparing strawberries for the freezer, make sure to choose berries that are firm and free of imperfections. Wash the strawberries in ice water a few at a time, and then gently remove the hulls. There are several ways you can prepare strawberries for freezing. You…
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