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The Ultimate Guide To Companion Planting When you plant your garden, do you plant all the lettuces together? Are the tomatoes segregated from the carrots? Did you know that some plants chemically inhibit or enhance the growth and well-being of other plants and that, whether you are a small-scale gardener …

10 Pollinator Plants  – Bring Bees To Your Garden Spring is in the air and in the ground. The soil is warm enough for planting but before you rush out to buy hybrid flowers from the big box stores, think about what kinds of plants will most benefit your local …

How Much Propane Is In Your Tank -Easy Test to Check Propane Level Propane tanks are a common fuel source used for cooking with grills. Depending on where you live, it may be the only permitted fuel source. If you have a propane tank, and like to grill a lot, …

 16 Surprising Uses for Coconut Oil It’s about time for a coconut oil revolution. From skin care to healthy snacks and beyond, this miracle substance can improve your life in so many ways. This superfood has a bevy of fatty acids and positive compounds to keep you feeling fresh, healthy, and …

10 Foods That Detox The Liver And Remove Cellulite Many people, almost eighty percent of women, have cellulite in one or more areas of their body. This can be disheartening if you have an idea of a certain image you would like your body to look. Millions of dollars are …

11 Creative  Ways to Reuse Your Eggshells Do you ever look at the pile of eggshells after breakfast and wonder if you can use eggshells for something? When you have the reuse it mentality, you start looking at everything and pondering other uses. Believe it or not, eggshells do have other uses, …

7 Ways to Deal with Slow Internet Connection In the ideal world, our internet connection would be fast, with no delays ever. Since we don’t live in an ideal world, sometimes we have to deal with an internet connection that moves like a snail. It’s a feeling everyone knows. You …

10 Benefits Of Coffee For Your Skin, Hair, And Health People love coffee for its enticing aroma and delicious flavor, not to mention its caffeine, which delivers a much-needed dose of energy that makes it a breakfast staple for many. What most people, including many of coffee’s biggest fans, don’t …

The 10 Best Herbal Healers to Have on Hand As summer slips away and autumn approaches, it brings with it a lot of changes for which we need to prepare. Cooler weather means it’s time to start putting away shorts and tank tops and digging out sweaters and jackets, and …

11 Impressive Skillet Bread Recipes Baking homemade bread is a time-consuming process that often requires an entire day. You have to account for kneading the dough, rising time and more. It can feel like a daunting task and reduces the likelihood that you will even try to attempt it. That …

How to Pick the Firewood that Puts Off the Most Heat As winter creeps closer, you might wonder what wood is the best for heating and burning to keep your house toasty warm. The best results and more heat per wood volume come from burning the highest density, or heaviest, …

How to Build a DIY 55 Gallon Cook Top Woodstove When you embark on the self-sufficient living lifestyle, you might want to consider making your cooktop woodstove. Believe it or not, they are easy to make with the right tools and time available! A 55-gallon cooktop woodstove for heating and …