Sunday, September 27, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Hydrangea Arborescens
If you like hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens is a good choice because it needs less water than macrophylla or quercifolia
Growing Hydrangeas in Containers
Website dedicated to Hydrangea
Growing Hydrangeas in Containers
Website dedicated to Hydrangea
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Life Cycle of Green Onion
Life cycle of the green onions:
- Fresh green onion from grocery store =>
- scallion = bunching onion = shallot (in Australia) = spring onion (in Britain) = Chinese onion = stone leek = cibol
- Notes: These are onions that have small bulbs and long green stalks. They're usually eaten raw, but you can also grill or sauté them. Some people also use the term green onions to refer to onion tops, shallot tops and young leeks.
- Eat the top green stalks and plant the bottom bulbs.
- It will continue to grow taller green stalks with beautiful white blooms.
- You can harvest the green onion stalks for several meals
- When it gets to the end of season, it will dry out - harvest the bulb to cook.
- Need more green onions? Use those bulbs for the next generation... or restart the whole cycle...
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Non-Toxic Bug Fighting Tools
Fire ants - knocking out a fire ant mound early in the year with boiling water.
Cinnamon oil - environmentally friendly pesticide that can kill mosquito larvae, repel mosquitoes and prevent their bites.
Fighting flea: Slice about six lemons, and pour boiling water over them. Let the water stand overnight, then strain the liquid into a spray bottle, spray to repel and kill fleas. Check the pet every few days to make sure all fleas are killed and eggs have not hatched.
Wash: 10 drops of tea tree oil and 1 tablespoon of aloe vera to an 8-ounce bottle.
Rinse: 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with 1 pint of water.
Natural powder mixtures to repel bugs - ingredients contain garlic as well as alfalfa, wormwood, yellowdock and pennyroyal.
Cedar oil and quartz crystal will close the pores of all insects and let them suffocate and die.
Combination of Pennyroyal, eucalyptus and citronella oils can also prevent fleas and ticks from landing.
Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes in the Garden
Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes & Other Insects (2)
Toxic-Free Fact Sheets
Toxic-Free Insect repellent
Insect repellent DEET is toxic to brain cells
Cinnamon oil - environmentally friendly pesticide that can kill mosquito larvae, repel mosquitoes and prevent their bites.
Fighting flea: Slice about six lemons, and pour boiling water over them. Let the water stand overnight, then strain the liquid into a spray bottle, spray to repel and kill fleas. Check the pet every few days to make sure all fleas are killed and eggs have not hatched.
Wash: 10 drops of tea tree oil and 1 tablespoon of aloe vera to an 8-ounce bottle.
Rinse: 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with 1 pint of water.
Natural powder mixtures to repel bugs - ingredients contain garlic as well as alfalfa, wormwood, yellowdock and pennyroyal.
Cedar oil and quartz crystal will close the pores of all insects and let them suffocate and die.
Combination of Pennyroyal, eucalyptus and citronella oils can also prevent fleas and ticks from landing.
Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes in the Garden
Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes & Other Insects (2)
Toxic-Free Fact Sheets
Toxic-Free Insect repellent
Insect repellent DEET is toxic to brain cells
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Atlantic Ocean View
The trees and plants that manage to survive the hurricane and salt water
How many baby crabs can you find?
Enjoy the seabirds and a nice catch from the Atlantic ocean :)
How many baby crabs can you find?
Enjoy the seabirds and a nice catch from the Atlantic ocean :)
