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Garden and Yard Care

Protecting Plants from Frost

November 10th, 2011 | by Vivian Nelson Melle

For some, frost season has arrived while others still have a little planning time to ready crops. Gardening season may have ended for some of the country, while the rest will enjoy planting and harvesting fall and winter crops so long as they stay protected from frost damage. Here are five simple ways to protect plants from frost


Eco Home Living

5 Uses for Marigolds

November 1st, 2011 | by Vivian Nelson Melle

The spirits of the dead are said to follow the golden path back home for the evening. Here are 5 uses for Marigold petals after Dia de los Muertos festivities have ended


Food and Cuisine

5 Patio-loving Veggies

October 29th, 2011 | by Vivian Nelson Melle

Patios afford shelter for plants from colder weather, frost and wind making it possible to garden through autumn and even through the winter in many places. Here are 5 patio-loving veggies to try


Garden and Yard Care

The Muncher; Garbage Eating Industrial Composting Machine

September 10th, 2011 | by Karen Lee

Wouldn't it be great if world's garbage did not end up in landfills or be incinerated? And wouldn't it be great if you can throw out your garbage and a big composting machine can turn it into nutrient filled mulch in matter of hours and not months or years? If a green technology company called Ecologico-Logic had its way, it just may be possible to turn garbage into plant food and we don't have to worry about clogging landfills or polluting the air. [Top image: Artist rendering of 50 ton per day capacity muncher by Jacob Dickinson, used with permission from Ecologic Logic



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