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October Garden Chores: Essential Fall Tasks In Your Garden To Savor The Season
Spring and summer may be celebrated for their colorful flowers bursting with new life but October is truly a tapestry of vibrancy even as life slows in anticipation of winter darkness. The dropping temperatures in the march toward winter make October one of the most delightful times to be outside, savoring the season, especially as rapid changes take place altering the garden landscape. Low humidity and brisk, fresh air makes otherwise tedious garden tasks of harvesting and clean-up that much more enjoyable. Not to mention, the kaleidoscope of Fall colors that is the changing leaves and vivid Fall flowers. Let's take a look at a few essential October garden "chores"…
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How To Grow Fresh Herbs Indoors This Winter
As the temperatures drop and the breezes turn brisk, it seems the time has come to bid our bountiful summer gardens adieu for now... But, wait... It doesn't have to be this way -- especially when it comes to our herb garden. Why leave your herbs outdoors in the ground to weather the long, cold winter? Most herbs can easily be potted, brought indoors and grown and enjoyed inside all winter long. Yes, you can still enjoy the scent and flavor of many fresh picked "summer" herbs in your dishes even in the dead of winter. So, if you want to enjoy fresh herbs and a sense of "summer" in…
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DIY Liquid Hand Soap: How To Turn Bar Soap Into Luxurious Liquid Soap, Save Money & Never Run Out Of Soap
It seems we use more hand soap these days than ever before so I was not too happy to see bare shelves at the local store where hand soap and other cleaning products used to be. Once again certain cleaning supplies are becoming harder to find. If you are noticing the same thing where you live, well, no need to stock-pile like it's the apocalypse. DIY liquid hand soap is actually unbelievably easy and cost-efficient to make with common household items. So, why then are we so reliant on the store-bought stuff? Apparently, we have forgotten, or maybe never knew, some basic "home arts" of kitchen alchemy as we have…
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The Best Colorful Landscape Lighting Ideas With Color Changing Lights Plus Advantages Of LED Outdoor Lights To Illuminate Your Landscape
You work hard landscaping your yard to boost your home's curb appeal in daylight hours. But why should your home and garden only stand out in the daytime? New outdoor multi-color LED and solar lighting options are simpler and less complicated than ever to both install and control. The available options are not only easier to use but affordable, enabling any homeowner to create a professional-looking and colorful "lightscape" at any budget. And I am not just talking about lighting up your landscape during the holidays -- although energy efficient LEDs now make even the most spectacular displays more energy-saving and affordable. Color-changing landscape lights allow you to boost your…
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File Cabinet Decluttering: How Long Do I Have To Keep Old Financial Files? When To Throw Out Old Bills, What To Keep & How Long
How often do you feel you are up to your ears in paper? Even in this "paperless' digital age, we still end up printing important documents, amassing receipts, and collecting bills. If you have an established filing system, you are already ahead of many who rely on a makeshift filing system also known as "piles of paper under the desk." Whatever your preferred filing method, you may find that all these papers are starting to take up a lot of valuable space. And do you really need to save that cable bill from five years ago? Let's figure out what to keep, what to shred and what to toss once…
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How To Propagate A Dendrobium Orchid – Two Easy & Effective Methods
Dendrobiums may be the quintessential orchid in a family of spectacular floral showpieces. As one of the largest, most diverse orchid groups, the often tropical, showy Dendrobium embodies both the exotic beauty and sheer variety of the orchid family. Many of the Dendrobiums we know and grow are tropical in origin, but Dendrobiums are native to places as diverse as the foothills of the Himalayas, the jungles of Southeast Asia, and even the outback of Australia. Diverse Dendrobium species can certainly thrive in a variety of natural habitats. While the sheer variety of Dendrobium species makes it difficult to generalize about universal Dendrobium care requirements, there is one important commonality…
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Cannot Send Mail Because Outgoing Server Failed? Try This Quick Fix When Your Email Won’t Send
We've all been there. You might be there right now, so I'll make this quick. You take the time to craft a well-thought-out email, finally hit send, only to receive that dreaded pop-up telling you, "Cannot send mail, the connection to the outgoing server failed" or something like that. On top of the frustration that you now must stop what you are doing to troubleshoot a problem you didn't know you had, your "smart" device didn't think to save your well-crafted email in an outbox. Now your email has seemingly vaporized into thin air, forcing you to rewrite it -- just as soon as you figure out how to get…
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How To Grow A Pineapple From Another Pineapple Top: Easy & Fun! (With Pictures)
Who doesn't love fresh pineapple? It is what summer and pina coladas are made of. But, did you know that you could take a pineapple right now and turn it into another pineapple in just a few months? And then another... and another... That's right... you can grow your own pineapple plant from just the top of a pineapple! In this post, I will show you just how easy it is to grow a pineapple from another pineapple top. Go ahead... slice and enjoy the delicious pineapple fruit, but do not toss its top away! Instead, when you chop off the top, also known as the fruit's "crown," save it…
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How To Fix A Clock For Under $15 – Easy DIY Hack To Fix A Clock By Replacing Its Mechanism
Do you have a clock you love that has just stopped working? And the usual solutions, such as changing the battery, no longer seem to get any tick or tock..? It's both frustrating and disappointing, to say the least, especially when the clock happens to be an expensive one or a clock you really love, such as one with sentimental value. Well, don't throw your clock out and buy a new one just yet. Believe it or not, you can fix a clock for under $10 in just a few easy steps. If your clock is a quartz clock that runs on a mechanism, it may very well be that…
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Frosted, Whipped Lemonade Like Chick-fil-A But Better: A Lemonade Creamsicle Made Naturally
I can't think of too many occasions when a creamy yet refreshing frosted version of a lemonade is a bad idea. A couple months ago, a friend of mine was praising the creamy, lemon-y goodness that is the Chick-fil-A frosted lemonade, and imploring me to create a homemade version of it - a Frosted Whipped Lemonade Like Chick-fil-A but better... Well, here we are in the midst of the hottest time of the year, and there is no time like a summer heatwave to whip up a frosty version of America's favorite summertime beverage. It seems lots of other people think so too, or so I hear, as apparently the…