Starting Seeds Indoors
Growing vegetable plants from seed indoors. How to grow vegetable transplants from seeds to save money and produce desirable varieties. Planting, potting soil mixes, fertilizer, hardening off, transplanting seedlings. If a gardener has plenty of ... [... more]
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Bermudagrass Maintenance Calendar
Mowing: Bermudagrass performs best when mowed between 3/4 and 11/2 inches. Begin mowing as soon as the lawn turns green in spring. Always leave the clippings on the lawn in a practice called 'grass-cycling'. Grass clippings decompose quickly and ... [... more]
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Subterranean Termite Control
Subterranean termites, in natural settings, work as beneficial insects by breaking down cellulose-containing materials, such as dead trees. They live in the soil and must maintain contact with the ground or some other moisture source to survive. ... [... more]
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Part 8: Piping
There are many types of piping available - CPVC, PVC, galvanized iron, and polyethylene just to name a few. The two piping types most commonly used for irrigation systems are white PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and "black roll pipe" ... [... more]
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Nutritional Needs
Pregnant and breastfeeding women and teens have special nutritional needs. Eating well is especially important to help mother and baby stay healthy. Every pregnant woman should visit a health care provider regularly. That provider can prescribe a ... [... more]
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Turnips & Rutabagas
Turnips (Brassica rapa) and rutabagas (B. napus) are generally tolerant of freezing weather, and their roots can be stored for a fairly long period of time in cold storage conditions. Rutabagas or Swedish turnips ("Swedes") tend to be somewhat . [... more]
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Healthy Holiday Gifts
Almost two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and more than half don't get enough physical activity. This holiday season encourage your friends and relatives to eat healthier and get moving by giving them health-related gifts. You might ... [... more]
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Is Your Baby Ready for Solid Foods?
Solid foods can complement the nutrition from breast milk or formula. When ready for solid foods, your baby will: have good head control, holding head up without wobbling, be able to sit well with little support, have doubled their birth weight ... [... more]
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Control in Vegetable Gardens
Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum), also known as highwaygrass, is an aggressive, warm-season perennial grass. Bahiagrass has a mat-forming habit with a light green color, coarse texture and open canopy. It is native to South America and was ... [... more]
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Breastfeeding
Both breast milk and infant formula will help your baby grow. However, breast milk is the best first food for babies, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dietetic Association. Breast milk offers your baby a natural ... [... more]
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Food for Baby's First Year
Baby's first food is breast milk or iron-fortified infant formula. Breast milk is the perfect food and is made especially for your baby, but infant formula will provide adequate nutrition for them, also. Infants are often developmentally ready to ... [... more]
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Control Holiday Weight Gain
The two-month long "sweet season" begins with leftover Halloween candy and winds down with pumpkin and pecan pie, eggnog, fruitcake and candy. Bite by bite the ounces add up to pounds, unless you find a way to control holiday eating. Research .. [... more]
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