Gardeners looking for a means to control garden pests without toxic chemicals that harm beneficial insects turn their sights to cedar oil. Cedar oil is an essential oil with a pungent scent that some insects don’t care for. However, the potency of cedar oil is often question and debated by master craftsmen. Cedar Also called […]
Growing mushrooms typically requires a dim or shaded area which stays cool and moist. This area is put up or found in advance of maintained and growing until the flames are ready for harvesting. However, there might be a moment, whether due to weather or a change in conditions, when you need to transplant the […]
Meyer lemons (Citrus x meyeri), hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 9 through 11, are an unusual variety of lemon, considered to be a cross between a mandarin orange and a lemon. These unusual fruits are rounder than ordinary lemons, have a darker yellow rind, and therefore are famous for their distinctive sweet flesh. […]
The combination of yellow leaves and brown stains on roses can occur for any number of reasons, such as nutritional problems, watering and drainage issues, pests and a range of diseases. Some of these problems are transient and relatively harmless. Others pose a severe danger if allowed to progress untreated, particularly in moist environments using […]
Replacing a bathtub with a doorless shower makes certain comforts you don’t get with traditional shower enclosures. For starters, there is no glass door to clean and no threshold that could leak if a door seal. And with no traditional dam at the entrance, you just walk in instead of having to step into the […]
The glass on glass-top stoves conceals a few fairly slick technology, whether the heating elements are recessed glowing seams, quartz halogen or magnetic induction. When you factor in the extra care needed for functioning on a ceramic glass surface, then these stoves might not be ideal for all kinds of cookware. However, flat-bottomed stainless steel […]
Platinum is a dense white-silver metal, mined and used for ornamental jewelry by pre-Columbian civilizations in South America long before it had been discovered by Europeans. It’s more durable and rarer than gold, so platinum is a option for high-end settings — the Hope Diamond and the Star of Africa are mounted in platinum. The […]