Creating a windowsill herb garden offers the joy of fresh savory flavors and greenery indoors right in your kitchen. Growing a windowsill herb garden is an easy way to have fresh kitchen herbs right at your fingertips. Many herbs grow well in small pots and containers. They will thrive on a sunny windowsill in a kitchen or on a deck or patio. Most herbs prefer moist soil. But don’t let the soil get waterlogged. It’s best to grow them in a pot or container with a hole in the bottom that lets excess water drain away. A plant saucer underneath the pot will keep your herb pots from making a wet mess on your windowsill! Different Plant Types for Your Windowsill Herb Garden It’s important to decide which specific plant varieties to grow in a windowsill herb garden. But first, let’s take a moment to review the differences between annual, biennial, and perennial plants. These three plant types refer to the life cycle of the plants, which affects how they grow, bloom, and need to be … [Read more...] about Windowsill Herb Garden: Best Plants and Growing Tips
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Grow Edible Houseplants and Potted Fruit Trees
When Martha Stewart needs advice about how to grow edible houseplants and potted fruit trees, she visits Logee’s Greenhouses in Danielson, Connecticut. The owners of Logee’s, Byron Martin and Laurelynn Martin, are experts on how to grow all kinds of fruiting, tropical, and rare plants. Their latest book, Edible Houseplants, is a guide to growing 46 edible and fruit-bearing plants inside a home, a greenhouse, or on a sunny patio. The plants featured in the book include citrus trees such as lemon, lime, and grapefruit. They also include advice on growing mangos, bananas, figs, guavas, vanilla vine, black pepper plant, and much more. The book contains colorful photos of each type of plant, along with complete guidelines for growing the plants. “Because of the Martins, I now grow my own oranges, lemons, grapefruits, limes, carambolas, coffee beans, calamondins, papayas, vanilla, passion fruit, figs, and guavas,” said home maven Martha Stewart. “I rely on them for advice about the … [Read more...] about Grow Edible Houseplants and Potted Fruit Trees
How to Install a New Bathroom Faucet
Install a new bathroom faucet with these easy tips and instructions. Are you building a new home? Maybe you’re renovating an outdated bathroom. Or perhaps you simply need to replace an existing bathroom faucet. This story will help you replace and install a new bathroom faucet. The good news: it’s not a difficult job. Most homeowners with some do-it-yourself (DIY) skills can install a bathroom faucet. We’ll walk you through the specific steps later in the story. You can also find some good YouTube videos that will show you the process. But before we discuss the replacing a bathroom faucet, let’s take a moment to quickly review the different types of bathroom faucets that are available. Most faucet replacements involve selecting a size and style that will easily fit the space and design of your existing equipment. Before You Install a New Bathroom Faucet: Identify Your Existing Faucet What kind of faucet are you replacing? There are several types of common bathroom … [Read more...] about How to Install a New Bathroom Faucet
Winter Houseplant Care Tips
Winter houseplant care tips include proper care and no feeding to keep your indoor plants healthy. Nearly everyone likes to slow down in winter, and this includes our houseplants. They may not lose all their leaves, but some houseplants go dormant during the winter. Even if they aren't dormant, the winter growth rate of indoor plants slows down--or even stops completely. As a result, houseplants need far less fertilizer and water to survive during winter. Winter houseplant care is easy for jade plants, African violets, ZZ plants, and other popular indoor plants. But the needs of most indoor plants are a little different from spring and summer. Follow these tips to keep your houseplants in top shape through the winter. Winter Houseplant Care Tips: Things to Do These three winter houseplant care tips should be on your To Do list during the coldest months of the year. They are simple, but they will make your indoor plants happier during the winter. Give Hibernating … [Read more...] about Winter Houseplant Care Tips
Best Homemade Grout Cleaner and Other Tile Floor Cleaning Tips
What’s the best homemade grout cleaner? How can you make tile floor cleaning easier? Here is the best DIY grout cleaner recipe—and tips for maintaining and cleaning a grout floor. Perhaps you have just finished renovating your kitchen with gorgeous ceramic tiles. Or, you have invested in luxurious natural stone flooring for your living room. Maybe you have just moved into a home that has tile flooring, and you want to keep it looking clean and bright. Here are the tile maintenance and cleaning hacks that will have your floors and surfaces gleaming in no time. These tile maintenance tips will keep your tile floor looking great—whether they are made of natural stone, ceramic, porcelain, or another material. NOTE: If you are installing a new floor, you might want to buy tiles online to get the largest selection of different tiles. Tile Floor Cleaning Tips Consistent cleaning and maintenance is the key to long-lasting beauty of a tile floor. Sweep or vacuum the floor regularly … [Read more...] about Best Homemade Grout Cleaner and Other Tile Floor Cleaning Tips
