Greetings, California In Power Grid Emergency: “All Customers Should Expect 14 Days Without Power” The entire Los Angeles metropolitan area and most of Southern California can expect blackouts this summer.…
Greetings, 10 Heal-Anything Herbs That Just Might Replace Your Medicine (No. 5 Is Popular During Summer) Growing herbs for use in the kitchen allows you to add a freshness to…
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Greetings, 3 Ingenious Ways To Build An Off-Grid Home For Next To Nothing The off-grid and homesteading lifestyle has a tremendous amount of appeal for many. In a time of…
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5 Transplanting Tips To Guarantee Your Garden Thrives It’s almost June, and our greenhouse is exploding. Last fall we saved seeds from our heirloom flowers and veggies, started them…
Home Remedies for the Stomach Flu Written by Brian Wu Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection that is commonly known as stomach flu. Symptoms of stomach flu include watery…
Bugs Eating Your Vegetables? These 7 Beneficial Flowers Will Chase Them Away Gone are the days when vegetable gardens were planted in neat, perfectly measured rows that would please…
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Greetings, Stinging Nettles: The Edible Weed That Tastes Like Spinach, Is Healthier Than Broccoli, And Is Easily Tamed From Russia across Europe to the United Kingdom, stinging nettles are enjoyed…
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5 Easy-To-Grow ‘Medicine Chest’ Herbs You Can Plant Right Now Spring is a perfect time to start some herb seeds indoors. Planting culinary herb seeds not only saves you…
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Greetings, 4 Miraculous Warm-Weather Uses For Cintronella Oil Every year, at the beginning of spring, I find myself searching through my essential oil stash for citronella essential oil. It has…
Strawberries And Onions: The Gardening Odd Couple That Always Should Be Planted Together When winter’s biting cold has faded into memory, but home-garden headliners like tomatoes still seem far…
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