Whether it’s Feng Shui or just plain ol’ luck, starting the New Year on a positive note manages to put you in a luckier frame of mind. So here is a list of seven plants to put in your garden or home that are known to bring luck. And even if they don’t bring luck, remember that plants always bring in positivity, fragrance and oxygen; and gardening brings you plenty health benefits too.
Hip-hop is a powerful and infectious medium for cultural communication; in fact, Spotify analyzed billions of tracks in 2015 and declared it to be the most popular genre of its listeners around the world.
Fresh herbal teas are fantastic, and they have been used over many centuries to improve people’s emotional, spiritual, mental, and physical well-being. Herbal teas can be the most beneficial and delicious when brewed from fresh herbs, and nothing beats an herbal tea made from freshly grown herbs you’ve produced yourself. So, why not try growing your own herbal tea garden? Most of the herbs used in teas are easy to begin and continue growing.
Plucking dead plants out of your garden because of frost damage can put a damper in your day, especially when they started out doing well before the first frost hit. Stay positive! These things happen, but gardening is a learning experience that can teach us about hoping for the best and being prepared for the worst. Speaking of being prepared, here are 3 ways I suggest to avoid frost damage to your home garden!
While others curse its arrival in spring, I applaud it. The spunky little dandelion is a first flower for nectar-hunting honeybees. It pains me to see homeowners yank it from their yards, not only because they are eradicating an important food source for pollinating insects, but because the little plants can offer so much before their fluffy seeds are scattered to the wind!
Average Cost In U.S. and Midwest Region
White Potatoes: $0.31 per pound
Sweet Potatoes: $1- $2 per pound
Time to Reach Maturity
White Potatoes: 70- 120 days
Sweet Potatoes: 90 days
Want to welcome Blue Jays, Cardinals, and other stunning birds to your backyard? The better question is, who doesn't? Birds can bring such wonderful joy to a backyard, especially in the dead of winter, or late fall. The best part is, all the food you need to attract them can be found right in your local supermarket (and won't break the bank). Plus, feeding birds in the colder months helps them store and conserve energy for when they really need it (staying warm and avoiding predators). Here are the foods that will keep them coming back for more.
Making use of the rainwater that falls freely from the sky provides an arsenal of benefits in and around the home. You can purchase a rainwater barrel and system or you can do-it-yourself. It is far less expensive to create it and set it up yourself than it is to buy a kit. It isn’t hard to do, either, as long as you have the right materials and tools. Come learn how you can save money and become one step closer to self-sustainability – I promise you’ll learn something useful.
30-50 Gallon Barrel
Average Cost Per Pound In U.S. and Midwest Region
$1.37
Time to Reach Maturity
130-140 days
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Come winter, most people spend the majority of their time indoors. And while nothing takes the place of heading out into the cold to get some fresh air and exercise, there is something that can be done to make the most of the toasty air around the fireplace. Bring some of that outside air indoors with some potted plants.