Whether you just moved into your new home or have lived there for years there are always going to be projects that you need to take care of. Some of these projects might leave you feeling you spent a lot of money for no real benefit but others are simple things you can do that make big differences in your life.
Adding Storm Doors
Storm Doors are a great project for your home. They range in …
Lawn & Garden
How To Patch A Hole In Stucco Skirting On A Porch
Spring is here so everyone is looking for jobs to do around the house. As a friend of ours was working on their front porch doing some landscaping they found a hole in the stucco that was applied to the wrap around skirting. Its not really big but its something that they want to take care of before pests get in there and cause them problems.
The surrounding stucco does have some cracking but …
How To Start A Kid Friendly And Easy Vegetable Garden
For a first timer I would suggest that you start with radishes. they are normally the first harvest of the year and spring radish are normally very sweet, large and even though you will plant red radishes they will come in a variety of easter egg type colors in the early spring. As the season goes on they turn red and bitter like the ones you are use to buying at the store. You …
How To Get Rid Of Buttonweed And Other Common Lawn Weeds
If you have been unlucky enough to find a patch of Buttonweed in your yard there are important steps that you need to take to get rid of it and to stop it from spreading across your entire yard.
Buttonweed is one of those weeds that will spread by seed and by rhizomes or roots but it will also spread by the clippings.
Weeds that spread by clippings are probably the worst to deal with in …
How To Treat Your Home Effectively For Termites
A friend of ours contacted us about a Termite problem they think they have. Recently they saw a few random flying termites on their property and because they were concerned they called out a company that did an evaluation. The company found that there were no active termite infestations but concluded that a felled tree that was rotting and full of other bugs along with a wood pile that was located near the home …
How To Deal With Neighbor’s Trees Endangering Your Property
Accidents will happen and damage from tree falls is one of the largest expenses that home owners may have. If the tree is on your property then you or your home owner’s insurance should cover the expense but what if the tree is on your neighbor’s property?
In many cases you will find that there is a clause for act of nature and this would come into play where a neighbor believes that their trees …
How To Repairing A Brick Border Fence
A friend unfortunately just had the rear brick fence to their property collapse and they are wondering what they should do now. With a little bit of background the fence separates their property from a golf course and along the fence line is a concrete pathway used by the golf course.
After a little discussion it seems that they are not living in a HOA situation where the fence might have been installed by the …
How To Grow Vegetables Indoors During The Winter
If you are someone that likes to garden or if you would just like to have a small supply of freshly grown vegetables for your table there are a few plants that do well enough indoors during the winter that they are worth giving a try.
If you are a seasoned gardener then you may already be set up to grow your seedlings for transplanting in the spring. Cold Weather plants seem to do the …
How To Clear Your Field For Planting Crops
If you are lucky enough to have enough land to plant a large amount of crops or maybe if you have a field that has been mismanaged for a long time and you just want to start over you have a lot of options for clearing the area from tall grasses and preparing it for planting.
The first thing is we aren’t talking about converting a wooded lot or one with a large amount of …
How To Extend The Life Of Your Fruits And Vegetables To Reduce Kitchen Waste
Whether you grow your own garden or buy from the store the value of the food in our kitchen is something to care about. In this How To we will cover some of the ways to care for your produce to extend its usefulness in your home.
One thing that most of us forget about once our produce is harvested is that it is a living thing and the environment will break it down and …