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Archives for February 2022

Nettle Leaf Tea that is almost better than vegetables!

Hello tea lovers! Join me for a cozy cup of nettle leaf tea! Today I’m sharing with you my latest tea recipe that is made with nettle leaf, liquorice and marshmallow. I also added in a few marigold leaves from our garden just to make it look pretty and taste a wee bit sweeter. There…

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5 Daring Seeds to Start in February

When the snow falls and the days are dreary cold, there are seeds to start in February that warm any gardeners heart. Starting seeds is how gardeners extend their season, especially those who do not have a long enough season to grow warm loving crops like tomatoes and peppers. This is the case for us…

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Garden plan 104: unleash the best harvest calendar

Hear me when I tell you gardening is easy! You may think that the goal is to grow food, but there is an even greater goal. Think past the growing of vegetables and flowers and focus on your game plan for using the veggies and making flower arrangements. You can make a harvest calendar and…

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8 ways to rearrange your living room for a better life

Have you ever felt the blissful feeling of opening your eyes on a sunny morning and staring into a new space? Sometimes, our living spaces needs re-arrangement to give it a boost. When furniture placements stay the same for decades, our brains form habits around our stuff. Take these 8 tips to rearrange your living…

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Garden Plan 103: Map the best vibrant productive garden

When you sit down to do a garden map, planning is key. There are a few very important things to consider. Planning the map is knowing how much to plant which is the most important part for me to avoid waste. The space you have, the crops you want to grow and the elements in…

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How to sow the best winter garden

Sowing seeds in winter is a practice believed to make seeds come up earlier and hardier. The idea comes from the basis that seeds inherently knows when is the right time to germinate and sowing the seeds in a container, making a mock greenhouse, the germinating process is speeded up. It is commonly known winter…

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