Archive for the ‘Home and gardening’ Category

Understanding Orchids

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Exotic, mysterious and rare, nothing compares to the beauty of an orchid.  Is it any wonder it’s the favorite amongst the first corsage of choice worn on the shoulder or wrist of beautiful young women?

Are orchids a part of your life?  If not, would you like them to be?

Treasured for their beauty, did you know that there are more than thirty thousand known species?   Perhaps you are the lucky recipient of an orchid plant.  Do you know how to care for it?  There are different care instructions depending on the species and variety.

As delicate as they are, growing orchids isn’t that difficult if you have the proper instruction.  In fact, turning an orchid growing hobby into a business endeavor isn’t all that impossible either, if you know how.

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Building Your Own Greenhouse

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Picture this. Out your kitchen window theres three feet of snow on the ground and the thermometer reads five degrees below zero. You have guests coming for dinner and you really want to impress them.

With a smile, you walk to your frig and pull out fresh lettuce, home grown tomatoes, fresh radishes and green onions. These veggies arent pre-washed, treated with preservatives or vacuum packed for extended shelf life!

And no, you didnt get them from the grocery store where they were shipped from south or north of the equator (depending on where you live.) So where did they come from? Your own backyard!

Listen, its amazing what inroads weve made in the growth and delivery of fruits and vegetables. Take a stroll through the produce aisles of your favorite supermarket during the winter months and you can find plums from Chile, avocados from Guatemala and ready-made salads sealed in plastic.

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Organic Vegetable Gardening

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Why not start your own organic vegetable garden right in your back yard? This will provide you and your family with organic vegetables nearly all year round at a MUCH lower price than you would ever hope to pay at a grocery store. Many seeds can be purchased at your local garden store that will produce more vegetables than you or family will probably even need for the season for only the cost of the seeds which is usually less then $1.00!

Not only is buying and growing your own organic vegetables cheaper than purchasing organic vegetables in the store it is cheaper than buying non-organic vegetables! Overtime you will realize that growing organic vegetables in your home or outside of your home is even cheaper than purchasing canned or frozen vegetables each month. You and your family will be eating healthier while saving a great deal of money. There is even the chance of making money if you have neighbors, friends, or other family members that would like to buy fresh produce from you.

With all these things in mind you might be wondering why everyone on the planet isn’t growing their own organic vegetables. The answer to that is simple. Many people just do not know how to grow organically.

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