There are things in life that you can count on happening like clockwork. Even more accurate than a groundhog’s shadow, you know that spring has arrived when you see the flowers of maple trees scattered on the ground. Did you know maple trees have flowers? They do! To find red maple flowers during your springtime …
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Grow Your Own Lettuce in a Container
Who else is tired of food recalls? (Raising hand over here) If so, then never fear – you can grow your own lettuce in pots, and rest assured that what you’re eating is tasty and safe to eat. 3 MORE Reasons You Should Grow Lettuce in Pots You can move the planter to a prime …
How to Plant Strawberries in a Container
Kids like eat strawberries. Adults like to eat strawberries. Plus, you can grow them in a planter if you don’t have a garden. These are all the reasons you need to grow strawberries in a pot this year, but if you need more… 2 MORE Reasons You Should Grow Strawberries in Containers You can move the …
Turn Aluminum Foil into a Polished Cube
I’ll bet you never did anything as a kid that was a complete waste of time, but was satisfying and fun. Let’s face it! One of the perks of being a kid is putting hours and hours into a focused activity that may have no practical purpose. Maybe you and your friends dug a hole …
Start Your Own Baby Succulent Plants
What’s better than a succulent plant? First of all, having five succulent plants is better. Secondly, we can all agree having ten cute baby succulent plants to watch grow up is even better. Now that we’re all on the same page, let’s turn our single succulent plant into many baby plants! Easy Succulents to Propagate: …
Dyeing Eggs with Natural Plant-based Dyes
Ever since I dyed wool yarn with purple carrots from my garden last fall, I thought it’d be fun to dye other things with plants. Think of anything that stained your clothes in the past; it might be a good candidate to dye eggs. I held a vote on my Facebook page – Tamawi, and …
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Grow a Resurrection Plant
This desert plant has an amazing way of coping when there’s no access to water. The entire plant curls up into a dried ball of leaves for as long as it takes – even years – until water is available to bring it back to life! The resurrection plant I reanimated is also known as …
Green is for Zinnia, Peas and Dill
The color green isn’t just for fans of the Hulk or the Wicked Witch of the West. It’s also a key component of any rainbow garden. Green is good! Zinnia If you’ve followed along so far, then you’ll recognize a theme developing in my rainbow garden. Zinnias! I can’t say enough good things about their …
Yellow is for Zinnia and Bush Beans
In a contest of cheerfully colored flowers, is there anything that conveys happiness more than yellow? Add a pinch of yellow to a garden and you’re guaranteed to maintain a certain level of sunny cheer. Here’s what I chose for my slice of sunshine: Zinnia My yellow zinnias are part of the Hot Crayon Colors …
Make Oobleck: A Non-Newtonian Fluid
Oobleck! It’s a funny name for an odd fluid that defies general liquids’ properties, which earns it the category of non-Newtonian behavior. The defining characteristic of oobleck is that its viscosity changes depending on shear rate, meaning the fluidity changes depending on how much pressure is put on the liquid. If little pressure is put …