Producing the largest fruit about the longest vines, the watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris) also has the longest history of any of the melons. And most dieters concur; it is the sweetest of the bunch. The first recorded evidence of a watermelon crop occurred over 5,000 years ago in Egypt. Depicted at hieroglyphics, watermelons were put at …
Compact, evergreen shrubs that perfume the atmosphere for weeks in late spring or winter with their white or pink blossoms, dwarf Indian hawthorns (Raphiolepsis spp.) Stand just 2 to 4 feet high and wide. Their dense, shiny green foliage often deepens to red or purple in winter. The tidy, salt-tolerant shrubs thrive in sunlight to …
When pond water stagnates because of stratification, a sulfur odor results as gas from microbes in the base of the pond flows to the atmosphere. Stratification occurs when no motion is in the water. The top of the river receives oxygen in the water surface, however, the pond’s bottom layers become depleted of oxygen since …
Rats are a bane of house gardens. The rodents carry myriad ailments, wreak havoc on property and decimate crops. Rats are not choosy when it comes to food or shelter sources. They’re known to live in burrows, colonies and essentially any spaces both small and nondescript, like attics and big, open places such as fields. …
If you generally purchase tomato plants and raise them, then you know that the choices are limited to the choice the garden store carries. Growing tomatoes from seed opens your lawn up to an overwhelming range of tomatoes in dozens of colours, flavors and sizes. Growing tomatoes from seed takes more work than growing pre-established …
A carpet runner on wooden stairs can give you big decor impact for the quantity of money and effort needed. If a runner is loose, dirty and worn, nevertheless, it’s an impact and the opposite impression — and can pose a security hazard. Some carpet runners are installed in 1 piece with tack strips along …
The ice maker on your Roper fridge will generally last about five decades. Some parts of the ice maker can be replaced, but on old units or units which are out of warranty, it may be more cost effective to replace the comprehensive ice maker. Roper refrigerators utilize the Whirlpool modular kind of ice maker …
The Roaring ’20s marked an era of profound societal and political contrasts alongside upheaval and innovation, which included women winning the right to vote, prohibition and innovations — the fridge, traffic lights and radio channel broadcasts — which revolutionized life. The bathroom designs of this decade proved equally as diverse, with a mixture of rainbow-colored …
You picked your furniture because of its visual appeal, so it makes sense when you want inspiration for the rest of the room to look at furniture colours. A glowing thread in a design, a richly stained wood framework, the apparent solid of a chair could be just what the walls need for decor. You …
Wall lights are mainly used as accent lights, although in some cases they also function as task or ambient lighting in a small space like a hall. Floor lights can cover any type of lighting demand: task, ambient or accent illumination. Fantastic lighting is crucial to a functional, well-decorated distance; prioritizing your lighting needs will …