Category Archives for "Green Home"
May 27, 2013
- in Green Home by Alexis Rodrigo
Burying Bokashi Compost: A Lesson Learned
Bokashi composting has two parts: Part 1 takes place in a Bokashi bin. You keep your food waste in it, sprinkle some Bokashi brand, keep it airtight, and repeat until the bucket is pretty much full. Then you set the whole thing aside for a couple of weeks. Meantime, you harvest the nutritious Bokashi juice […]
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May 21, 2013
- in Green Home by Alexis Rodrigo
Getting Obsessed with Organic Gardening
Guess who’s getting obsessed with organic gardening? Yup, the lady whose house is “where plants go to die.” Me! Since hubby and I embarked on a major project to transform our lawn into an eco-friendly lawn, I’ve been reading up on organic gardening. (A lawn update will be coming in a separate post)
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April 29, 2013
- in Green Home by Alexis Rodrigo
My Latest Trader Joe’s Find: Coconut Oil Spray
Every time I drop a dollop of coconut oil onto my pan, wait for it to melt, then use a pastry brush to evenly and ever-so-thinly apply it on the pan’s surface, I wonder: “Why don’t they make coconut oil spray?” Then I remind myself that coconut oil solidifies below 24 C (76 F), and […]
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April 14, 2013
- in Green Home by Alexis Rodrigo
6 Ways to Control Termites in Your Home
Got termite problems? If they’re not yet serious, you may want to hold off on calling the exterminator. Let’s face it – exterminators are expensive, and they may have to be called more than once if an infestation is bad. On the other hand, termites are destructive and absolutely need to be eradicated. Is there […]
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April 13, 2013
- in Gardening , Green Home by Alexis Rodrigo
How to Know When to Start Vegetable Seeds Indoors
Starting vegetable seeds indoors gives you a bit of a head start on the growing season. In addition, you can plant crops that will yield at different times of the year – the seeds you start indoors will yield sooner, and then the seeds you plant in the garden will yield later, extending your harvest. […]
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