Plant Ornam-Edibles This Year!
If you haven’t set aside a specific plot in your garden for edibles, consider integrating edibles into your decorative beds as...
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The Herb of Love
Basil graces the kitchen garden with scents of cinnamon, lemon, clove, licorice and mint. His pedigree is long and stalwart with regal relatives from the mint family.
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Sugar Spice Everything Nice
A vivid childhood memory of mine was my dear Grandmother giving me teaspoons of sugar because I was so thin hoping that it would make me fat and sassy, like a Kewpie doll.
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Surround Yourself in Sound
While a new HDTV is at the top of many shoppers’ lists, most don’t realize how much of the experience they lose watching these broadcasts while listening only through the television’s internal speakers.
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Winterize and Save
Now is the time to ready your home for the winter months ahead. If you follow these simple instructions, you will have your family enjoying a warm and cozy winter. Begin your house preparation by trimming...
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Antioxidant, Nutrient-Filled Gems
Pomme d’Amour… She started her career in the Americas but was shunned because of her family heritage, that of Deadly Nightshade. So begins the odyssey of our tomato, long disputed as to whether she is a fruit or veggie and with a questionable heritage to boot.
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Wiring Your Home Network
Changes in technology happen so frequently that they quickly render even the best do-it-yourself books obsolete. When wiring your home for the future, how do you know what to install? Where? And how much of it should you run?
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Capsicum, you might guess, turns peppers into fire balls, but it also gives a boost to the body as a stellar pain blocker. Commonly it is used in over the counter pain relievers such as...
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Easy Autumn Garlic Garden
October is the time to begin your garlic patch. Garlic is planted in fall and harvested the following summer. Although it takes many months for individual garlic cloves to mature for harvest, the effort is minimal and the rewards substantial.
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Porch Makeover
Worn-out mismatched shoes scattered about, a mud-caked welcome mat, and the pile of sporting equipment from last weeks game. If your front porch makes you cringe, here are some ideas that will have you throwing a porch party in no time.
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