When I was a boy, I had my first bad reaction to poison sumac with a rash that covered my body. It was brutal! We tried to treat it topically but that was futile. It was taking forever to get…
Whilst Outdoors, Here’s how to Avoid Poisonous Plants!
Category: Gardening
Trees! Wanna Keep Them? Go Easy on the Mulch!
These trees have way too much mulch going up leaning against the tree. Their bark will rot under the mulch and eventually kill the tree! • Spring is almost in the air, I saw some landscapers putting mulch around trees…
Front Porch Farmers have Hot and Spicy Bumper Crop
I live in a historic building that is divided into four apartments. My neighbors upstairs and down are all great friends, my landlord can really pick some nice people as tenants. Historically the downstairs tenants, of which I am one,…
Porch Farmer’s Hang/Store Crops/Flowers in Basement
Please help us by shopping at Amazon through this link! Thank you! Well, the other day my neighbor and I, fellow porch farmers, got the plants off the porch for the winter. It’s OK but I like seeing plants inside and…
POR-15, Save Your Rusty Metal Items with This Amazing Paint, They Will As Good As New
Rust is nasty stuff! It destroys metal, discolors paint, ruins things, and basically sucks! It’s hard to get rid of, hard to paint, and, like a boomerang it generally comes back. Recently, I was given an old lawnmower, it was…
Quick Suggestion: Vinegar as a Weed Killer
White vinegar in a spray bottle makes an environmentally friendly weed killer….takes a little longer to work, but it does work. – Barbara Wayne Cassidy
Love the Animals: Winter Feeding For Our Outdoor Friends
Now that the snow is frozen hard, take some time to make some healthily well-needed food for the feathery and furry friends who share our world. Squirrels and birds alike will appreciate any kind of shelled nuts. Birds especially like…
Quick Suggestion: From the Who Knew? Cleaner Kills Bugs!
Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer… If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can’t find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly. ••• To become…
Amazing Plants
As I take a break, on my day off, from scrubbing the Bathrooms with Bleach and Borax, I am listening to Pink Floyd. And, I think of the other Bs I have come into contact with recently. The Seed and Gardening…
Gardening & Helping Others: Three Ways to Feel Good About Yourself
1. Request a FREE resource guide for bringing nature into children’s lives. Order it for your children or order it and give it to your friend’s with children. Or order it for your friends who are teachers. At http://www.arborday.org/shopping/sourcebook/resourceguide.cfm 2.…