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Where water is plentiful and temperatures are moderate, plants have broad, thin leaves with a great deal of surface area for maximum photosynthesis. Plants adapted to drought conditions, however, exhibit several structural characteristics that prevent water loss, helping them live hot, dry conditions. In addition they have physiological mechanisms which are not directly observable and…
Herbs in hanging baskets means while herb hanging baskets are not usually full of blossoms, what they lose in ornamental value they make up for in convenience, and not needing to share your crop with snails or slugs. Snipping a few leaves from a basket hanging beyond the kitchen doorway is much easier than walking…
Landscaping around your house can make it look more attractive, and trees are among the most impressive and useful landscape elements. If you’d like your house to appear wider, plant a tree near its corner, then choosing a variety that is not overly tall but has a broad canopy. A dogwood (Cornus spp.) Is a…
Occasionally small watermelon fruits (Citrullus lanatus) drop from the crops as babies instead of expanding into the giants you’re expecting. Watermelons abort fruits for several reasons: because there are too many on a single plant, because the fruits have succumbed to a disease or because the plant is not healthy enough to sustain them, because…
Antiquing makes furniture look older by coordinating the finish with tones of yellow, brown, gray or black, as if the paint has aged and become discolored over time. Achieve the look by using a tinted glaze over white painted furniture or your choice of stain. Place a plastic sheeting on a surface that is smooth.…
General Electric’s Trivection ranges use the ability of a microwave to make cooking on your oven faster. A Trivection range may make life easier in the kitchen, but issues can crop up occasionally that prevent it from operating properly. Some problems may take a service a call, but you can troubleshoot a few of the…
As other gases and propane burn off, pesky soot to form a fine picture for example, glass doors of the fireplace is caused by incomplete combustion. This happenings can happen in both vented and unvented propane fireplaces, leaving horrible black streaks and scorches, but you are fighting a losing battle — the key to keeping…
A shower faucet is installed through two small holes at the shower wall, and a single-lever faucet takes a single hole at the shower wall. You’re left with the challenge of the two existing holes from the old faucet when substituting a two-valve faucet using a faucet. You will have to fix the wall to…
If you do not use the practices, caulking is not hard, but can be messy. Most products come in tubes that fit that advances a plunger to dispense material. The size of the tip governs the amount of material dispensed and is vital to getting outcomes. Excess caulk can ruin the bead between the backsplash…