My Frugal Life: I Can't Find Enough to Do!
Thanks so much for sharing this information Ann! It answered some of the problems were having and without me having to do a ton of research! Ive been picking up most of the slack around here for a couple of years simply because we thought hubby was depressed...
Burning Bush
Beautiful Bush, Linda! I planted two last spring and was somewhat disappointed in the fall. But, right now theyre both growing like mad . .so hopefully they will be this pretty in the fall. My original plan was to root enough to use as foundation plantings...
Making Coleslaw?
Im like thrifyvicki, I toss when I cook. Very seldom do I use an actual recipe. But, Cole Slaw is like potato salad! Everyone makes it differently. But one secret that Ive found over my 50 years of cooking is that if youll shred your cabbage and carrots then...
Grow Plants from Cuttings
Now this comment about using honey as a rooting hormone is very, very interesting! I do a lot of rooting and I use a lot of honey, but never the two together! Needless to say, Ill be trying it come spring! I also use 50/50 sand potting soil. I think the potting...
Grow Plants from Cuttings
Laniegirl, it was Rosalyn that posted the initial info about using honey as a rooting medium. Ive never heard of it, much less tried it! But I will be trying it in spring of 2011. I do know that hydrangea is very, very easy to root. I root 25 to 30 each year...
Roasting Hickory Nuts?
Now all this is good information. Thank you all! I remember cracking these things as a kid and mom would use them in cakes!!! I remember all too well trying to crack them as a child with two bricks - put the nut on one brick then hit it with the other. No fun...
