Q:If you have a home garden, and you grow more than what you can use, what do you do with the extra? Do you give it to friends and family or do you give it to those in need by way of food pantries at churches or a food bank? Do you give it to homeless shelters? Or do you just let it rot and throw it away?

Vey good we should all grow our own food Its the only way to be sure that it is OK these days We give most exstra food to friends ,ad the rotten stuff is for the wild boar ,the rabbit and the squirrels eat a lot of mangos. I like the idea of giving it to the poor. In Africa ,the top grade stuff went to the restaurant kitchen,or we sold it to visitors . And the rest went to the people working the gardens. anything rotten was for the animals. If you go to the trouble of growing food,which is a lot of work ,it would be crazy to let any of it just go to waste.

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.?

i dont think so because it all rots into soil big farms use all kinds of stuff from animal parts to coal ash to, partical board saw-dust, and even human poo

Q:I watched a show about 2 years ago and a lady made a cool planter box out of cement that takes a month or so to dry. Then she put a rock garden and other succulants and I would love to watch that again so I can make one. Thanks.

Iwas going to say make a foam shape and make the concrete how yo want it then wait to dry..and pour acetone all over the foam to melt it and make sure its gone then youve got a planter! have fun :)

Q:I am doing a traveling boutique featuring children's and a few womens clothing and accessories some of which I make and some I buy. What I am trying to figure out is my sales are pretty good at the shows I've done so far but I was hoping to get outside of my friends to hold shows and have not been successful in booking new shows. What kind of incentives should I do? I offered a tiered plan based on sales some free some discounted based on $ volumn. Should I make something that is for hosts only? Any advise related to this would be helpful. Is it okay to ask the host to help? Keep in mind that I do not do a presentation--it is an open house for a couple of hours and set up like a boutique in someones living room.

Offer host only benefits, such as a discount, and a precentage of the sales (to go towards their own purchase). For instance, if the party earns $200, and you offer a 10% bonus, then the hostess gets $20 to use towards her own purchase. Offer benefits such as a discount for bringing a friend, a further discount to the hostess if she has 2 more people book parties, etc. You might want to get a catalouge printed up professionally, though, and allow outside sales, or book parties.

Q:My brother and I just got a house... ihe is 25 and I am 20 we plan on painting thee house charcoal gray and a lighter shade of grey. Their is like a really nice bay window in the frontroom and under that window on the out side of the house is a 2ft by 3ft garden... what is the best looking plant or item to grown in that spot? Oh!and please consider that the walk to the door is along that route... Please help I wanr to garden

congratulations on your home! first, you need to know what zone (gardening zone) you are in; then the amount of shade/light it gets every season. For instance if the house faces west, it would get hot afternoon sun, etc. If there is a large tree nearby it might get a lot of shade. This makes it necessary to know because some plants do well in shade, partial shade, but not in hot sun. You can easily find out your gardening zone by checking it out with the county extension office in your area or by asking a local nursery. Then you might want to visit lots of nursery's in the area and ask questions: like what plants grow well in your area, etc, and also by checking out other homes in your area what they have in their yards. If you find one that you really like, mark down the name of it; and check into it on the web. Good luck!

Q:Is there any home remedies to get rid of crickets?

buy some absorbic acid and put some around ur home in spots will keep all insects out of ur home

Q:I really want a awesome garden so PLEASE!!!

chose the plants you like first of all...plant them at least 8 inches apart or twelve inches..all up to you...put some top soil in the garden,water every morning,try your best not water after five in the evening,as this could cause fungus.. the flowers keep the bed clean and fertilize only if you need it..

Q:i used clearisil for 2 days only on 2 pimples 4 tiny small bumps in my cheeks.the 3rd day i decided to put it all over my face because i had a lot of red and the box said it relieves redness and prevents pimples. then yesterday i woke up with some extra redness in my face so i applied foundation like always. when i got home i noticed my face really red like a sunburn and it hurt during thursday night. now its peeling.can anyone help?

Elizabeth arden recovering lotion! i swear best cream ever. Im like u i use an apricot scrub, because i have really oily skin so i get rid of the oil and dirt scrubbing my face really hard, otherwise my pores get clogged with the grease. my skin also gets really dry after using, so i started using the recoveirng lotion and my skins looks so much better feels and looks, it looks like im wearing a really good foundation all the time but im not (even when i wake up my skin looks flawless).. And no i have no spots, it keeps them away, and has helped my skin being so greasy... its quite expensive but worth it.

Q:I live in South Texas and am home gardening. My plots are so-so.For example: Planted corn in March, it is under two feet. Two month-old Okra is four inches high.The watermelons are just sitting there.I had some good results from some beans, but overall, it's not doing much.How about anyone else?

I live in northern minnesota and I planted some radishes and onions and they are up. We still might get another frost so I'm waiting a while to put the rest in.

Q:I would like to turn my smallish summerhouse in the garden into a recording studio for myself because i would love to play around with music and record my own music. How much would the software, other bits and pieces i would need, microphone all come to? and would it be possible to wire it all up and then when i wanted to go out there connect my laptop to the cables. seems all far fetch to me, but could be possible.

I think you could do this with a high-spec laptop - a MAC would probably be better to be honest. You can record multi-tracks with free software audacity: www.cassette2cd .uk/DIY/vocal.p... ...but maybe something along the lines of PRO-TOOLS or CUBASE if you want something a bit more professional. However I would save your money for a couple of decent microphones: www.cassette2cd .uk/studio/stud... Yes, it's all possible - I would recommend linking up with some audio recording forums and see what others are saying who have done this themselves... How much you spend is entirely up to you - you could do it now with audacity software and a cheap mic, on the other hand there is no upper limit to how much you could spend! I would recommend adding a half-way decent speaker system to your laptop for monitoring - don't 'mix' using headphones, that would be a very big mistake! My final recommendation is that the best type of mic for recording onto a laptop is a USB condenser mic (see link below) - with a half-tidy laptop and a decent mic, all you will need is a bit of talent!!