pH

When buying new Plants for an established or a new garden, it is important to test the pH of your soil to ensure the acidity levels are correct. Your soil’s pH may be quite different in various parts of your

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Love Birds – Housing the Budie

The love birds first appeared in England approximately a century ago. They live to around eight years old there are sixty clearly definable colour varieties in love birds. Housing the Budie Most experts regard the draught proof box cage as

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pH PREFERENCE LIST OF FLOWERS, ORNAMENTAL TREES & SHRUBS

NAME pH RANGE Abelia 6.0-8.0 Acacia 6.0-8.0 Acacia 6.0-7.0 Acanthus 6.0-7.0 Aconitum 5.0-6.0 Adonis 6.0-8.0 Ageratum 6.0-7.5 Ailanthus 6.0-7.5 Ajuga 4.0-6.0 Althea 6.0-7.5 Alyssum 6.0-7.5 Amaranthus 6.0-6.5 Anchusa 6.0-7.5 Androsace 5.0-6.0 Anemone 6.0-7.5 Anthyllis 5.0-6.0 Arbutus 4.0-6.0 Ardisia 6.0-8.0 Arenaria

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Biodynamic Preparation of Cow Horn manure

Cow horns from slaughter horns or from other source are collected. These horns are cleaned without using any chemical, filled with dung of lactating cows buried in the soil by placing the tip towards sky on ascending moon day during

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How to make Butter and Cheese

Butter Butter is made from cream of milk by churning. It consists of about 80% of fat, 15% of water, with little casein and sugar. A certain amount of common salt is added to increase its keeping qualities

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Removing Stains

1. Ball point Pen: As soon as this happen sponge with methylatedspirits, then flush repeatedly in cold water. 2. Blood: Soak in cold, salted water for 10 minutes and then wash with soap for really stubborn stains, apply a mixture of cornflour talcum powder or cornmeal mixed with water and allow to dry. Then brush off. 3. Coffee: Washout with cold water then vinegar and rinse egg yolk lukewarm water and rub on stain. 4. Ink: Soak in Milk 5. Wax: To remove wax from fabric, place a block of ice onto wax, or place in freezer. Scrape off after 2 hours. Continue reading

Cultivation Techniques of Gymnema Sylvestre

Family: Asclepiadaceae Life of the plant is about 10 years Habitat A climbing plant Common in Central and southern India, western Ghats(India), Australia and Tropical Africa. Parts Used: Roots, Leaves, Seeds. Uses In Ayurveda Gymnema Sylvestre has been described

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