Frillman: Extend garden vegetable shelf-life with proper harvest and storage | Home & Garden
NICK FRILLMAN When the garden harvest has matured, the work has not stopped. In north Normal, a harvest of potatoes and onions is ending but the storage preparation has just begun. If your home harvest is happening now, don’t let poor handling rot the product of your hard-earned gardening season. Follow these simple steps to […]
Blow the whistle! – Albuquerque Journal
My dog, Daisy, is relieved the leftover fireworks from Independence Day finally seem to be depleted. However, I’ll kind of miss the noise during the days surrounding the 4th of July, partly due to nostalgia, and because it remains the most unifying and patriotic time of year. Fortunately, July not only begins with a patriotic […]
How To Clean And Disinfect Your Gardening Tools
You should do some basic cleaning at the end of each gardening session. Wipe off all soil and ensure there is no dirt build-up before putting them away. According to WD-40, any tool with moving parts and blades requires regular maintenance. In short, pretty much every tool you use needs to be cleaned. Use a […]
‘COBRA’ Season 2: “Cyberwar” Episode 3 Recap
PM Robert Sutherland (Robert Carlyle). Credit: Courtesy of © 2021 New Pictures Ltd What fresh new hell can be introduced in this episode of COBRA? So far, Robert Sutherland’s Britain has lost a chunk of Kent in an explosion/tsunami; there’s been a significant security hack (Ruin Britannia). A Russian oligarch has been assassinated, and there’s […]
“Strongest ever” FMD screening place as borders stay open
Source: Josh Withers/Unsplash It’s an outbreak threat that has border security and the livestock industry on high alert, but farming groups are in support of the government’s decision to leave borders with Indonesia open. Viral fragments of foot and mouth disease (FMD) were identified in beef products that a traveller returning from Indonesia failed to […]
Can You Use Hand Soap To Wash Your Dishes?
To the average layperson, both hand soap and dish soap are just soap at the end of the day. However, Bidvest Steiner explains that they aren’t quite the same. Hand soap is designed to be much gentler than traditional dish soap owing to its higher content of glycerin. It’s also more soluble and foams better […]
Back to school just around the corner | Education
Michael Ann Relka gives a goodbye hug and kiss to her daughter Alivia as she sees her off to school at Geil Elementary in August 2021. Star-Herald file photo Mark your calendars because the first day of school is weeks away for students across the Panhandle. The Star-Herald has compiled information about when districts are […]
5 Ways You’re Ruining Your Nails, Estheticians Say — Best Life
Taking proper care of your nails requires so much more than simply clipping and filing them every few days. On the contrary, nail health depends on many factors, from your nutrition to your manicure choices to the way you go about your daily chores. Because of that, there are many ways you might be harming […]
Beijing’s latest local COVID-19 case infection may have been due to contacting imported frozen food
A resident is receiving nucleic acid testing in Beijing on July 5, 2022. Photo: from IC photo. The latest COVID-19 case in Beijing’s Chaoyang district might have been infected due to contacting imported frozen food, said Beijing health official on Sunday, urging citizens to reduce online purchases of frozen foods from countries and regions severely […]
How to deadhead hydrangeas according to gardening author and expert
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