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Home & Garden Channel Posts

• Protecting Your Garden During The Winter In More Ways Than One
  During Halloween we always get a few hay bales to add to the Halloween scene and then into the "harvest decor" for Thanksgiving and fall season. I even incorporate the hay bales into my Christmas [...]
• More Steps for a Sustainable Garden
  • Achieving Better Soil Quality: Many plants need quality soil so their roots to penetrate the soil at least 15-inches deep. Years of work to create quality soil can be time consuming but you [...]
• Growing Your Own Herbs For Eating
  You can grow your own spices and herbs to use in cooking right in your kitchen or bedroom window. There are many herbs sold in packages that you plant right into a planter for growing. I found a much [...]
• HAPPY NEW YEAR !
  Auld Lang Syne 2 0 0 9 “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's [...]
• Winter HEAT
  ... sounds strange, I know. Now that winter is in full swing in most parts of the country, all types of heat sources are being used to keep our homes warm. Most of these heat sources cause the air [...]
• Where to view the best Tide Pools in the Northwest
  The basic make-up of a tide pool is water, land and a valley where the water sits in between the two. Tide pools are great for animals and plant life and brighten up a portion of your yard. The [...]
• Don't Forget Christmas Tree Safety and Disposal...
  Here is an article from our Extension Service in Clemson,  South Carolina about Christmas trees: : Christmas Tree Safety - We all enjoy the pleasant fragrance and genuine [...]
• And The Farmer's Almanac says...
  for December 28, 2008, the first Sunday of Christmas... Endangered Species Act signed, 1973 sunrise- 7:07 AM sunset- 4:57 PM The New Moon began on Saturday, December 27, at 7:22 [...]
• Hostess Gifts to "Grab and Go"...
  Holiday parties are in full swing and it is always nice to find a useful girt to take the hostess. Here are a few suggestions for a great "grab and go" gift: Drawer liners, $28 - matching box [...]
• Create your own Living Roof
  If you have an old shed or even a small roof on a pump house would work to create a living roof. All it takes is some time and bit of patience and you can have things growing like crazy by this [...]