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 …
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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 …
Why, When and How to Prune Annabelle Hydrangea
If you’re looking for a flower that you can see from a block away because it’s bigger than your head, then ‘Annabelle’ hydrangeas are the shrub for you. This type of hydrangea grows well in shade or part shade (4 hour or less of direct sun); mine never gets direct sunlight in its nook on …
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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 …
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 …
Make “Clouds”: Ivory Soap in the Microwave
Here’s an easy two-minute experiment you can try in your microwave. All you need is a bar of Ivory soap! (Take note that you must use Ivory soap for this project to work.) What You Need: Ivory bar soap Knife Directions Step 1 Unwrap a bar of Ivory soap and cut it into six pieces …
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How to Reveal a Plant’s Vascular System
Are you looking for a WOW-factor experiment? Then this is the one! For maximum impact, I suggest the next-level option with the highlighter and black light. Plants are more complicated than they appear on the surface. But did you know you can reveal the framework of plant’s physiology in a simple experiment at home? What …
Freezing Temps are Best for Blowing Bubbles
Subzero temperatures are great for staying inside, but I can only take so many days of sitting indoors before I create a reason to dash outside. What better reason than to blow bubbles? What You Need: Cup Large straw OR bubble wand 1 cup water (slightly warm to dissolve other ingredients) 4 teaspoons corn syrup 4 …
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