Q:What are garden slugs, but snails who don't carry their homes on their backs?

In Seattle they grow 4-6 inches long and can come in different patterns and colors - striped or spotted too. Don't feel bad. We seem to have a bumper crop of mice, who chewed the wires to the lawn tractor, the air conditioning unit, and in other places. Ugh!

Q:Give me names of magazines like for home interior, home lifestyle, etc...?

House Beautiful, country living,Martha Stewart Living.

Q:For home gardening, it would seem that it is a matter of how pure one wants to be. However, including in a compost pile vegetable or fruit skins containing insect spray would definitely cause serious contamination.For commercial farms, does organic certification require that all compost or other so-called organic fertilizers and purchased soil, mulch, etc.,, be screened for chemical content?For home gardening, how can one be sure about the content of purchased soil, mulch, etc.?

for 'home' gardening.... DONT PURCHASE any soil, mulch etc.... make your own, then you'll KNOW what went into it.... as for commercial produce and what it contains.... don't be silly.... of course there's something in it or on it.... so don't use it.... commercial FARMS?....if they SELL produce labeled 'organic' they do not purchase anything for their gardens that is not already labeled organic.... it's the LAW.... now, as for organic gardening.....??.... don't let me get started.... you want organic?... take your self and go out into the middle of a old abandoned farmstead in Kansas , for example... plow over an acre there.... plant 'organic' seeds.... there ya go... one organic garden..... what you get FROM it is up to the rain gods and the bugs.... past that, you're doing something to it and it's no longer 'organic'..... that is one word that is so over-used and that has so many possible 'meanings' that it's useless in normal conversation..... I'd like to see it abolished.... either folks try so hard to attain it and can't get food from the garden or folks get all snobby and won't eat anything that wasn't raised that way and pay dearly for it (so how is it that they don't spend more money to buy pesticides and fertilizers to put on these plants, thus saving a BUNCH of money, but the produce costs so much MORE than the usual stuff???)....... and it's just all gonna turn to poop anyways!!!... I agree that chemical pesticides can harm both us and the environment!!... DDT showed us how we'd gone 'too far' with killing bugs.... nowadays, the smart folks use a little pyrethrin in emergency situations *from flowers...or some Neem *from a tree or soap..... and still, someone will claim these things are not 'organic'..... I'd like a twenty minute session inside a locked room with them!!.... how pure?.... wash the stuff before you eat it and you're doing the best thing you can!!!.....

Q:My yard is sandy, and even struggles growing grass. However I am tired of the pure ugliness, I want to grow a garden, However with the poor growing conditions I need the name of flowers and plants that would grow easy, in sandy dirt, and less sunshine. Any names of plants and flowers.

I'm pretty sure that cati/cactus will grow in sandy areas and most of them bloom during the year. You can also try putting in a raised platform and putting dirt in it to grow a bigger assortment of flowers plants. If you live in a generally sandy area, you should be able to go to your local home garden center and ask them for recommendations. They always seem to know whats best for your area! Good Luck! P.S. Rock gardens are always an option as well. And they require very little maintenance.

Q:recipe for tamales, better homes and gardens magazine, december 2004 issue, i think it was on the last page?

SANTA'S HOT TAMALES MEAT MIXTURE: 2 lg. onions 1/2 c. tomato sauce 3 lbs. ground meat 1 pkg. dry chili mix 1/2 env. dry onion soup 1/2 c. yellow corn meal 2 beef bouillon cubes 2 oz. chili powder 1 tbsp. garlic powder 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper Salt and pepper to taste Put meat in a large bowl. Puree onions and tomato sauce in blender and pour over meat. Add corn meal, dry chili mix, dry onion soup mix, bouillon cubes, chili powder, salt and pepper, garlic powder and cayenne. Mix well with hands and shape into logs no longer than half the length of the tamale paper. COATING: 1 box yellow cornmeal, regular 1 1/2 oz. chili powder 1 tsp. garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste In a large pie plate mix corn meal, salt and pepper, chili powder and garlic powder. Do not under-salt; cornmeal takes a lot of salt. Roll meat logs in cornmeal to coat on all sides. Wet a bunch of papers by submerging in a bowl of water. Keep one corner dry for easier handling. Take a pinch of cornmeal mixture in pie pan and place toward top of paper. Set meat on top of cornmeal. Make one roll with the paper, turn in sides and continue to roll. Place in large roaster with the seam side down. Cover tamales with sauce. Cover roaster, bring to boil, then reduce heat. Simmer for 45 minutes. Fry off suet and pour grease over tamales during last 5 minutes of cooking time. Let tamales soak for 1/2 hour. SAUCE: 1 lg. can tomato sauce 2 bouillon cubes (beef) 1 can chili 1 lb. suet In a bowl mix 1 large can tomato sauce, bouillon cubes, 1 can chili and enough water to keep tamales covered.

Q:I would like some recipes to use as a pesticide in my vegetable garden that can be made from household ingredients. I used to have some but I lost them. Please help if you can I would appreciate any suggestions :)

mix powder tide with water 50/50 and use as a spray. no problem, though it HAS to be the powder, not the liquid.

Q:Wrong Section. I know. I'm just having a hard time getting answers from logical places. So what do you think. Would you garden a 10' X 10' garden or a 20' X 25' garden, for example. Why or why not? Thanks!

I would love to tend a garden or farm, the bigger the better. I would especially like to grow vegetables. Some of the best vegetables I ever tasted were from someone's home garden. I don't have much of a green thumb, but I catch on fast and think if I applied myself I'd be a great gardener or famer.

Q:Where can I find information about home gardening in the US?

I find one of the best places is the local library. They have a great selection for free. This being winter....(at least in most places) is a good time to read up on all you need.

Q:I'm looking for a recipe to make tiramisu. i found it in a better homes and gardens book a few years back. It's not the one in the new better homes and gardens. I would guess the year is early 2000s and it uses hot milk sponge cake. if you have this recipe please help. i really need it. and u get 10 points :)

Your Answer: Hot Milk Sponge 1 c. Flour 1 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs 1 c. sugar 1/2 c. milk 2 Tbl. .butter 1. Grease 9x9. Stir together flour and baking powder. 2. Beat eggs with electric mixer on high for 4 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating 4-5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients beat on low speed until combined. 3. In a small pan, heat and stir milk and butter until butter melts. Add to batter and beat until combined. Pou batter unto pan. 4. Bake at 350 for 20 -25 minutes. Tiramisu 1 hot Milk sponge 1/3 c. granulated sugar 2 Tbl. instant expresso powder 2 Tbl. Rum 2 - 8 oz. containers Marscapone Cheese or softened cream cheese 1/2 c. sifted powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 2 oz. semisweet chocolate, grated 1 c. whipping cream 2 Tbl. coffee liquuer 1/2 oz. semisweet chocolate grated 1.Cool cake and remove from pan. 2. for Syrup, in a sm saucepan combie granulated sugar, expresso powder and 1/3 c. water. Boil for one minute, remove from heat and stir in rum. Cool Completely. 3.For filling, in a medium bowl stir together cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla and 2 oz chocolate. 4. Cut cake in 3 layers horizontally. Return a layer to pan. Brush layer with 1/3 syrup. Spread with 1/2 filling. Repeat with next two layers. Brush top with syrup. 5. In a chilled bowl combine whipping cream and coffee liquor. Beat with chilled beaters until soft peaks form. Spread whipped cream and sprinkle with chocolate. refridgerate at least 4 hours.

Q:Where eXaCtly waS the garden of Eden located?

north korea