Tick Borne ‘Powassan Virus’ Is Worse Than Lyme Disease (3 links) Lyme’s disease took years to diagnose and has been extremely difficult to treat for those infected. Depending upon the severity of the infection symptoms can be mild to life devastating. Now doctors are telling us that there is another tick-borne virus we should be aware …
Keeping Your Tomato Plants Healthy I wish getting a healthy productive tomato plant was as easy as picking out “a good one” at the plant nursery and putting it in the ground only to return a few weeks later to pick the bountiful fruits of my labor! We all know that anyone who thinks that …
Violet Jelly Make your garden flowers into edible goodies with violet jelly! Make 4 half pints… 2 cups Wild Violet Petals Or Purchased Edible Violets 2-¼ cups Boiling Water ¼ cups Lemon Juice ¼ teaspoons Butter 1-¾ ounce, weight Box Of Pectin 4 cups sugar Remove the stems and wash the petals thoroughly. Place the …
MIY Seed Pots The weather is looking better and better out there now. I saw a great article on The Gardening Channel on Making Your Own Seed Pots that I thought you might like, and so I’ve listed it below. Making seed pots out of old newspapers is not only a thrifty use of the …
Testing Seed Viability I can so relate to the frustration expressed by the author of the featured article’s experience with her beans! Knowing in advance the viability of a package or group of home saved seeds can save you frustration and money. If you as did the author, plant a bunch of seed and then …
Grow Organically Without Pesticides Families are starting to become concerned with the use of chemicals and pesticides on the produce they get at the stores. They are starting their own Home Gardens in record numbers. They want to grow organically, without synthetic chemicals or pesticides, but how can they do this and keep the insect …
Id & Treat Heat Exhaustion or Stroke Hiking, camping, bugging out, doing lawn work, gardening, or just enjoying a day out in the warm weather all put you at risk for developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Many people believe that if you stay in the shade, you have adequately protected yourself from these heat related illnesses. …
Creative Survival – 37 Survival Hacks All humans and even the ultra-responsible prepper want the magic tool, gizmo or key piece of information that will ensure that they and those they care about will survive any SHTF event that could possibly befall them. However, Murphy’s law doesn’t stop applying because the world as we know it has …
Solar Roof Calculator Determines the Solar Potential of Your Roof I am so excited by this new tool for determining how much solar power your specific roof could generate! It is a new application so it does still have some kinks and can take some time to tinker with your specifics. But is well worth …
Solar Charged Lawnmower Very few people actually enjoy mowing the lawn. However, imagine mowing with a solar powered lawn mower! No more trips with the can to the gas station to fill it up with a couple of gallons which in today’s economy isn’t cheap. No more tripping over the cord or unplugging yourself from …
