Category: Gardening tips

85 Ways to Eat More Fermented Foods

85 Ways to Eat More Fermented Foods As Katja, over at savorylotus.com, always says – good health starts in the gut! Almost 80% of your immune system stems from the gut and eating fermented foods is the easiest way to improve the state of your gut! Fermented foods also introduce helpful probiotics to our guts. …

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15 DIY Painted Wooden Crate Projects

15 DIY Painted Wooden Crate Projects All kinds of furniture can be made out of wood crates. The most popular are kitchen shelves, bookcases, stools and even beds. People tend to choose those vintage wine crates, although they are not that easy to get. After getting crates, either they’re old or new, it is up …

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How to Grow Your Own Luffa Sponges

How to Grow Your Own Luffa Sponges The luffa plant is a cucurbit, a group of plants including gourds, pumpkins, and cucumbers. Start your seeds indoors around March. Water the plant during periods of drought, then be patient. They’ll grow prolifically during the long, hot, summer days and slow during cool periods. Their bright yellow …

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How To Raise Monarch Butterflies

How To Raise Monarch Butterflies Now’s the time of year you’ll find Monarch butterfly eggs on your milkweed.  Just turn over the leaves, look on the underside and you’ll see them. Once you find the eggs/caterpillars you will want to bring them in soon to their indoor caterpillar home. If you leave them out they may …

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DIY Tropical Pallet Living Wall

DIY Tropical Pallet Living Wall Happy spring! This DIY Tropical Pallet Living Wall is so simple that anyone can build in less than 1 hour. It is easy to maintain, and beautiful as well! Free plan included! Living walls, or vertical gardens, are the latest great design craze and have been popping up all over the place. …

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