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So, I just heard ‘Judy’s Turn to Cry’ in the car for the first time in at least thirty years.

What a great example of embedded misogyny. I remember as a kid thinking Judy was *such* a bitch! (I hadn’t started verbally swearing yet, but even in my earlier memories i was incorporating in my own thoughts lol)

I never once was like johnnys an as***le. I r

…. You learn something new everyday!

Well this is absurdly cute

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Did you know that you can wrap peony buds in a newspaper and put in your refrigerator for up to 3 months? When ready to use, cut the stem a few inches off the bottom and put them in a vase of water. They will open up in a few hours. So now you can enjoy fresh peonies from May - August. Woohoo🌺🌺 cut buds in Marshmallow stage (see post for cutting instructions)

The Many Benefits of Hugelkultur Hugelkultur are no-dig raised beds with a difference. They hold moisture, build fertility, maximise surface volume and are great spaces for growing fruit, vegetables and herbs.

Can you tell the temperature by listening to the chirping of a cricket? Yes! Life stages of the Mormon cricket: egg, first instar nymph, third instar nymph, and adult female. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The frequency of chirping varies according to temperature. To get a rough estimate of the temperature in degrees fahrenheit, count the...

You can use this flower crown technique with any long-stemmed blooms!
How-to diagram by Madison Safer, an herbal, botanical, woodland illustrator whose feed and blog are both filled with joyful recipes and art. Find her on Instagram .safer, or link to her shop + writings here:
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Interplanting vegetables and herbs that support others is a win-win. An example is placing “nitrogen fixers” next to plants that love nitrogen.

You can also place nitrogen lovers in the spot the nitrogen fixers were. Be conscious of how you interplant and succession plant your vegetables to keep the soil in balance and give each vegetable the nutrients it needs.

Well known nitrogen fixers are peas and beans. Clover also does the job and it is edible, ’s.

By having a variety of plants mixed in your garden, the bugs that prey on one type of plant will not be able to just hop next door for their next meal. This keeps uncontrollable infestations from occurring!

Use a slinky around a pole to create a trellis! Just stretch and secure down ends!

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Monday Giggles.....

Shade Aid by•❀•Mother Nature•❀•

Princeton researchers discover that home gardening is basically the answer to society’s ills Why are you not home gardening? A new study from the Princeton University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering says everyone should.

Sugar water and something for them to land on. EASY! How great to see this outside of your window.

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How to Build a Miniature Greenhouse from Old Windows Before you send your old windows straight to the landfill, consider recycling them into a project instead. Old windows can make a cute, inexpensive greenhouse that will brighten any yard or patio.