If your pet gets overheated, you must lower his body temperature immediately! Get him into the shade and apply cool (not cold) water all over his body. Apply ice packs or cold towels only to head, neck, and chest. Let him drink small amounts of cool water, or lick ice
Save your own seed from favourite plants to raise new plants to stock your own gardens and to give away.
Thinning vegetables is one of the most important follow-up activities in gardening. Most gardeners use more seed than necessary for a healthy plant stand. This is a good idea since some seeds may not germinate and grow. Extra seeds will insure enough plants. However, having too many plants in an
consider using plants that naturally repel insects. These plants have their own chemical defense systems, and when planted among flowers and vegetables, they help keep unwanted insects away. Some of these are: Ants – mint, tansy, pennyroyalAphids – mint, garlic, chives, coriander, aniseMice – onionSquash Bug – radish, marigolds, tansy,