Category: Gardening tips

How To Roast Pumpkin Seeds

How To Roast Pumpkin Seeds Perfect for snack time, home-roasted pumpkin seeds are simple, tasty and fun. The first time I roasted pumpkin seeds, I burned the crap out of them! The inner seeds cook much faster than the outer shell – yeah, I didn’t know that part!!!  What You Will Need: pumpkin (or any other …

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Make black cat o’lanterns

Make black cat o’lanterns ‘Sunset’ website came up with a brilliant idea of creating big, black cat out of two pumpkins. It’s really easy to make, and the final result will surprise your neighbours. According to the tutorial, you can put a candle into ‘cats’ head’. This way, instead of popular Jack-o-Lantern, you will create …

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Honeycomb in Jars

Honeycomb in Jars While flipping through some newly acquired antique beekeeping books, I came across the intriguing idea of coaxing the bees to build the comb directly in jars. I found a great article from lovelygreens.com on how to do this! If you live in a suburban area, you may think that starting a beehive cannot be …

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How to Make Christmas Light Balls

How to Make Christmas Light Balls The design of the tree balls is extremely simple. You take a length of chicken wire, roll it in a tube, fold the top and bottom edges in while shaping it into a ball, and wrap the whole affair in a strand of Christmas lights to create a glowing …

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Scratch Sunflower Nut Edible Treat Wreath for Chickens

Scratch Sunflower Nut Edible Treat Wreath for Chickens This step by step tutorial is a homesteading delight for bored chickens in the Winter. You’ll need: Cooking spray Bundt Pan Cool water Knox unflavored gelatin Boiling water Bacon, suet or hamburg grease Mixture of scratch, sunflower seeds, cracked corn, raisins, nuts or seeds Frozen cranberries Ribbon …

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