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Orange tomatoes are more nutritious than their red-skinned cousins.
Lycopenes are antioxidants. They help prevent stroke and cancer. The human body absorbs lycopene from orange tomatoes two and a half times greater than from red tomatoes.
Studies done at … Continue Reading
Being out in the fresh air, and nature, with it’s flowers, trees, and grass has always been known to be healthy. Now there is proof.
Researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia, have discovered that the scent of mowed … Continue Reading
Be careful pricing vintage items for garage sales. That old piece of junk could be worth $1,000,000!!
Pricing items for garage sales can be daunting. Price them too high and buyers won’t buy. Price them too low, one just … Continue Reading
Want to grow huge tomatoes? Here is the magic, natural fertilizer that will produce tomatoes as large as pumpkins. With the right variety of plant, tomatoes weighing four pounds is possible with this secret formula.
Tomatoes are America’s most … Continue Reading
The last thing a gardener wants to see in the garden, or on a plant, is a slug. But while a lot of slugs aren’t good for a garden, some slugs are actually helpful.
Slugs help to break down … Continue Reading