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20 Garden Plants To Grow Vertically This Year Vertical gardening is an approach used to grow vegetables up and down, rather than side to side like in a traditional horizontal garden. In a vertical garden, vegetables grow up tall structures instead of across the ground. Vertical gardening is an alternative for gardeners …

10 + Ways To Use Leftover Lemon Peels The lemon peel, let’s be honest here, the average person doesn’t really use it. We hold onto it to squeeze the juice into our drink or bite down into the meat of the fruit and then the leavings are put to the …

9 Ways to Grow More Food Without Spending Money Gardening saves you money and produces healthy food for your family. The more food you grow, the more money you save, but how can you grow more food without spending more money? If you have to invest more money into your …

Ice Cream Bread Recipe If you love dessert, this is one of the most wonderful news of all time: Ice cream bread exists and it only requires a couple if  ingredients. How have you lived your life without knowing this? It’s kind of tragic, but better late than never. Here’s how to make …

How to Repair a Cracked Drywall Ceiling  We all know that one person who refuses to manually do home repairs. That’s what a company is for, isn’t it? In reality, doing repairs yourself may be a plausible, better choice! Is that a Crack? Doing handy work at home can be …

12 Diuretic Foods To Lower Blood Pressure And Lose Weight Water retention is no joke. Anybody who has had swollen ankles or fingers knows how uncomfortable it can be. An adult human body is about 50-60 percent water on average. While you should have lots of water in your blood and …

How Much Should You Plant To Provide A Year’s Worth of Food Homesteading was once a way of life; gardening wasn’t a hobby, it was how you fed yourself and your family throughout the year. Your survival rested on your ability to grow crops, save seeds and preserve the harvest. …

18 Things You Should Never Compost  Composting is garden gold. Every gardener should have a compost bin where they toss their veggie scraps and grass clippings throughout the year. While you can put hundreds of items into your compost bin, you need to pay attention to the things you should …

5 Home Remedies for an Irritating Sore Throat Fall to spring brings on a higher amount of colds for most people. Sore throats go hand in hand with colds and the flu. Any increase in mucus or development of a cough can lead to a sore throat. Sore throats are …

Make a Mad Max Style Paracord Survival Bracelet  Have you ever watched a movie and saw an accessory on one of the characters that you would absolutely love to have? Movies have commonly been a huge inspiration to the fashion people choose to showcase! The most aggravating thing, however, is …

30+ Alternative Uses For Old Garden Hoses Like everything else in the world, garden hoses have a limited lifespan. After a few years of use, hoses get flat spots, develop leaks, get dry rotted… In short, they wear out. While the first thought may be to take your old garden …

Grocery Sales Cycles – When Do Things Go on Sale? Did you know that groceries go on sale following a cycle?  It’s a little known secret that those who are serious about couponing understand. Serious couponers create databases for their regular grocery prices to follow the sales to save the …