GARDEN TIPS Harvesting and Storing How to Dry Herbs Many herbs are easily preserved by drying, and hold their flavor well when dry. Simply cut a handful of stems and rubber band them or tie them together with a piece of string, then hang them upside down in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight, with good air circulation. When the herbs are completely dry and crumble easily between your fingers, place them in jars and store them in a cool,...
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Yummy Recipes! Good Food, Good Times This Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Coffee Cake has a cream cheese layer and crumb topping that is out of this world! Perfect for breakfast, snack, or even dessert! Shelby served this at our Fall Festival Workshop and it was a HIT! She added “I made it in a sheet cake pan so the servings would go further and I also drizzled melted chocolate chips on top! “ You asked for the recipe and here it is, enjoy: Ingredients...
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Living Well! Health & Happiness Story at-a-glance Watermelon contains more of the antioxidant lycopene than fresh tomatoes; one cup of watermelon has 1.5 times the lycopene as a raw tomato L-citrulline, an amino acid in watermelon, seems to protect against muscle pain Watermelon rind is edible and actually contains more of the amino acid citrulline than the pink flesh; citrulline is converted to arginine in your kidneys, which is important...
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Living Well! Health & Happiness As delicious as onions are, they have even more possibly surprising handy uses. Here’s nine that you may have already known. The next time you’re picking up onions from our Garden Centers keep these handy tips in mind! Clean Rusty Knives Have rusty knives lying around that you are hesitant to use? Plunge your knife into a large raw onion and this will immediately remove rust. Soothe a Bee Sting If you are...
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We Love'emOur Fine Furry Friends Ways to Include Them Sometimes gardening with our pets can be, well, troublesome. Here’s some thoughts and ideas to help include them into your routine so that everyone enjoys the gardens you work so hard at. Play with Your DogDogs need physical and mental stimulation each day. So carve out time to give your dog a long walk or playtime each day. Active breeds like this Border collie can cause a lot...
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Rose of Sharon is a Beautiful Summer Loving Plant Colorful, showy flowers appear in summer in shades of white, red, pink and purple on the rose of Sharon bush. Growing rose of Sharon is an easy and effective way to add long lasting summer color with little fuss. The large, showy flowers attract birds, butterflies and other useful pollinators. How to Grow a Rose of Sharon Care for rose of Sharon, botanically named Hibiscus syriacus, is minimal....
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