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How would you like to have your very own lemon tree at home? This can be solved easily as you can grow your own lemon seeds and plant a tree wherever you want. We advice you to use organic lemon seeds for this project. Take one lemon, peel it and take out the seeds. Leave the seeds to dry. After that peel of the shell of each seed gently and make sure you leave the inside untouched. Buy a flower pot and soil and prepare it carefully, then plant the seeds. Add water to moisten the soil. Cover the soil entirely with pebbles and cover the flower pot with a plastic wrap. Find a warm place for the pot and leave it there. Once the lemon seeds begin to sprout remove the plastic wrap to leave enough space for your plant to grow. Don't forget to moisten to soil regularly. Be patient and take care of your plant as it will take a long time until the first lemon will appear. It usually takes around 8-10 years for the first

Lots of people, including my mother, ask me how to find that great bottle of wine they had at a restaurant. I generally tell them to start by turning the bottle around to find out who imported

Create self-sufficient soil by making it healthy. You don't want to provide temporary solutions to any problems. Manure and organic matter aren't necessarily interchangeable in ecological gardening. Organic matter is the most important: leaves, plant waste, garden detritus, straw, hay. Straw, alas, encourages

Okay, like I said: baby steps. Remember how my buns were a little flat and I couldn't figure out why? Well, I suppose made a slight mistake when I dissolved the yeast in warm water, as this is a 'cold-rise dough'. Heh. Oops. How was I supposed to know not to kill the little guys?! They also like

Spring is here, which means it's time to get your garden ready for a new planting cycle! After a long and cold winter, it'll be tough to get your garden ready to go, but with a little bit of sweat and hard work, you'll soon have a bountiful garden

you adore vegetables and want to have some in your own garden, then go ahead and enjoy planting the wonderful vegetables. However, if you lack limited space than even you are not supposed to worry about it. You can definitely fulfill your wish by growing the desired vegetables in pots or containers. However, there is a limitation to kind of vegetables that can be grown within pots and containers. You must be thinking how to grow vegetables in containers

Many female celebrities are bending over, backwards or forward to display their caboose for social media sites. Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Brook, Lady Gaga, CoCo and Kim Kardashian are all participating in the belfie trend. It's possible to argue that the rise of the butt selfie shows that people are becoming so shallow that these women are to be the role models of today just because of their butts. Despite this, many believe the belfie is an empowering sign of women taking advantage of their assets, controlling how they want to

If you are lucky enough to live in a warm climate zone then when Fall arrives you have a second growing season besides Spring. I have lived in the desert and gardened since I was a young girl. These tips are based on my knowledge of gardening here in the desert of Las Vegas. Here are some tips to remember when planting your Fall Garden

There are so many projects that we can do with our kids that show them about how the world works. Planting seeds is a fun project to do in the spring and can also be a fantastic Earth Day craft in April. April is a great time to plant seeds since the weather is finally (hopefully) warm. With this craft for kids you will be able to plant seeds indoors so they germinate in the warmth of your house

Virginia Tech, like most institutions for higher education, relies on alumni communications to keep alumni informed about campus news and support annual fundraising efforts. Without up-to-date contact information, however, the university is challenged to reach its annual goals. This is why Juliet Crichton, Digital Editor and Webmaster for Virginia Tech University Relations' Marketing and Publications, has been focused on figuring out

The techniques you can use for making gardening far easier than it actually is are not that many and in most cases not that accessible in terms of costs or work put into getting it. In order to succeed, you have to think outside the box! The hydroponic system

Garden hedges are simply a row of shrubs planted to form a screen, divider, or barrier. Hedges provide privacy, act in place of fencing, keep animals in or out, visually set off an area of the yard, or form a backdrop for other, more showy plants. Hedges can be formally trimmed, or left to grow in more natural shapes.

When I cook, I try not to add more fat that I should. While Cornelius could stand to "fatten up", I'm always trying to fight the good fight. I've always been quite content and even pleased with how many dishes have turned out when I've used skim milk instead of cream or done

Getting lost reading facts and checking out photos of HOT chicks is an idea way for any MAN to spend his day, right? Thanks to Gusto NYC there is a new website called FactsandChicks.com that can help you do just that. We aren't sure how factual the statements really are, but one thing is for sure 99% of the photos are definitely HOT! Got to love Gusto's art direction

The Online Media Manager at RTC, Brian Gerhardstein, was hired in 2013 to help redevelop the digital strategy and website. His focus: getting visitors to engage around membership and development goals and ultimately get involved in creating new trails in their community

So impressed with the personal attention I got… have been hooked since! I have never been more pleased with the fresh products that Plum Deluxe uses in their blends - you can taste how fresh the ingredients are and you can get several steeping a out of each pot to enjoy before it weakens. Try Plum Deluxe, you will love it as much as I have if you love teas!" - Anna Greenway

When you design a mobile version of your website or create a responsive design that adjusts to different screen sizes, chances are that not all your widgets will work well with your new design. And then you have to go through and restyle them for every screen size in your theme. Unless you have AddThis' mobile-friendly widgets

This post was originally written 8/8/11. I waited a few days before posting to be sure it was how I still felt. It is. It's a little rough as I typed it up quickly as the ideas were fresh in my mind. Many will not agree with some of these statements, vegans included. Whether you agree or disagree I still appreciate you taking the time to read

Gardening can be both fun and annoying, but with the right tips and tricks you will only notice the fun and pleasant moments. If gardening is your passion, but you feel it a bit challenging at times, this next list of tips will make your life and your gardening activities a little bit easier. Garden weeds are the ones that will give you the most headaches, but you can make your own weed killer and it will be super-efficient. You will find the recipe by clicking on the following link and the mixture will also be a non-toxic one. You will also find ideas about how to use of everyday objects in your garden, such as plastic forks or eggshells in order to become a more efficient and successful gardener. The next link contains a selection of

If you love weddings, picnics, small cherub faced children and older couples holding hands, chance are you love lilies. They are at once elegant, romantic and timeless, yet also can be fun and spicy in the garden as well as the vase. They are a photographers dream, a florists best bet, and a loving spouses sweet gift. They can perfume a room, or stop you in your tracks with the beauty of just one, perfect bloom. Ok, so after that build up, you probably think they must be impossible to grow, right? Nope! Lilies belong in every garden for their color and form, height and texture. Oh, and that fragrance!