I hope you all are as excited for spring gardening as I am! Last year my garden wasn't successful. I tried to have a lot of garden, and that didn't work! This year I'm starting small. Last week I went to a seed swap. Lots of people brought seeds from their plants last year, as well as old seed packets. That inspired me to have a successful crop this year, and save my seeds to share with others. Anyway, here are 2 new garden hacks that I just tried. They really work, too! Natural Seedling dipper/scooper!Can you guess what it is? A milkweed shell/pod! I went on a walk yesterday and found it caught in a bush, with the fluffy milkweed seeds inside. I scooped out the seeds and let them fly away in the wind. I brought it inside, and what do you know? It makes a great little dipper for watering your seedlings AND you can use it to gently scoop up a seedling to transplant it with TLC! An EASY Way to Give Your Indoor/Outdoor Plants CalciumCalcium is important for plants. It makes them more disease resistant, affects the quality of their fruit, their growth and more.
It's not just important, it's essential. But how do we give our plants calcium? Some fertilizers contain calcium, it's true. But there is an easier way. Molasses! Add 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoons of molasses to every 2 cups of water you water your plants with. Your plants will thank you!
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Greetings! I'm back with an amazing lip balm recipe. Making your own lip balm is almost a must in winter! The dry air dries out your lips, and it might be too icy to take a trip to the store. Icy or not, this lip balm is super easy and fun to make, Plus the ingredients are all natural! The recipe below makes 1 regular tube or pot. Ingredients: 1 tsp grated beeswax (Must be grated!) 1 1/4 tsp coconut oil 5 drops of vitamin E oil 5-7 drops of peppermint essential oil. Do it!Microwave all ingredients in a pyrex measuring cup for 30 second intervals until the mixture is melted. (Tip: If there are only a few tiny pieces of beeswax in the melted mixture, just stir them with a chopstick until they melt.) Stir with a chopstick, and (carefully!) pour into your pot or tube. let harden for an hour or so before using. Your finished lip balm should be a nice creamy white color. I added a teensy bit of burt's bees red lipstick to mine for a light pink color. You can also leave out the essential oil, or use a different one, like maybe sweet orange or lavender. Happy lip balm making! -Flala
I was kinda on 'winter break', so sorry about not posting. But here is another cool DIY project you can do at home. I am ready for spring. I don't know about you, but once Christmas is over, and you get a few January snows, I get tired of winter, and I get excited for spring gardening! But why wait all the rest of dreary January, February, and most of March until the last frost? Start your garden indoors! Do it!I'm using 2 plastic salad containers, that are the same size, without lids to make my drainage system. I poked a few holes in the first container (before filling it with soil, obviously) And put a little water in the second container. Then I put the first container inside the second container and filled it with dirt. Then you can use a spray bottle filled with water, or a watering can, or whatever method you want, to moisten the soil. Then you can plant your seeds according to the packet instructions, and water from the top when the soil gets dry.
I'm growing sage on the left and marigolds on the right. I hope you have sucess with your indoor garden! -Flala |
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