Sitting with a heating pad behind me with a blanket on my lap seems to help me too. They also make small heating blankets for watching TV with. And I have a heating pad on the bed too. Only makes sense that it costs less to use a heating blanket than to heat a whole room. ... View related article.
If the leaves come out first on an Amaryllis you won't get a flower this year. The flower stalk has to come before the leaves. When the weather warms up in the Spring put the bulb outdoors for the Summer. In September stop watering it. Store the bulb in a cool dark place. You may see the stalk start coming after about 6-8 weeks. Bring it out & start watering at that time. If you don't see the stalk coming after storing it, then bring it out & start watering 6 weeks before you want it to bloom. I believe you can do this at any time of the year so can rotate several bulbs so that you always have one in bloom. ... View related article.
I wonder if you could wait for the water to cool enough that you could touch it safely & make compresses to use on other areas of the body like knees & backs. Everybody has back problems it seems. Wouldn't hurt to try it I suppose. ... View related article.
Keep cutting them back with the hedge clippers so that they never grow taller than 6 " until about July 4th. Then let them go. They should grow alot bushier & stronger. You could always gather them together with a piece of string too.
I do the same thing with fresh lemons. Sqeeze the juice into a pitcher. Pour into ice cube trays & freeze. Then pop into ziplock bags.
With tomato paste I measure out 1 T portions onto squares of plastic wrap. Twist closed & pop the individual portions into a zip lock. ... View related article.
