A delightful way to make a tasty Lebanese squash dish. This is a vegetarian alternative to kousa mihshi stuffed with rice, garbanzo beans, parsley, and tomato, is satisfying and wonderfully seasoned. If the Lebanese summer squash are unavailable, use small yellow crooknecks of dark green zucchini. Mexican squash varieties are very similar to Lebanese and might be found in farmers' markets. Seeds for Lebanese squash are available through a few seed companies, if you care to grow your own. This...
Azaleas are relatively care free. To ensure they look their best they require adequate moisture. Make sure the roots in particular get plenty of water especially during the first year or so. Mulch is important, two or three inches of horticultural mulch like straw or pine bark will help protect their roots, which grow close to the top of the soil. They don't need to be pruned. If you want to shape or remove dead wood, wait until after they bloom. By doing it at this time the dead wood is easi...
Top dressing is important for roses. Add one or two inches of good organic matter in and around the plants, taking care not to disturb the roots. Lori likes a material that is well composted, something with a lot of different sized particles, a product with a little nutrient charge included. Something with phosphorous, nitrogen, even some bone meal as well as some iron is good, since these ingredients tend to green the leaves. Top dressing will keep Roses looking good year after year.
Fall is a great time to fertilize your lawn, especially cool season grasses like Bluegrass and Tall Fescue. By fertilizing in the fall you're building up the root system but because it's cool the top won't grow as well so you won't need to mow as much. Before spreading your fertilizer you want to top dress with compost. Compost is a great additive for the lawn, especially if you sprinkle a quarter to a half inch layer on top of the lawn. It will work its way down and when down there will feed...
Lawn and garden sprayers are great lawn maintenance tools, get expert tips and advice on pesticides, fungicides, and fertilizers in this free video.
Crested geckos make great family pets for anyone looking for a fun, small reptile. Learn how to care for crested geckos with expert tips on habitat and diet in this free pet care video.
Nicole Pantaleon shares some plant care tips for your household plants. She shows you what to do when your green thumb becomes too green, resulting in a mammoth, overgrown leafy beast lurking in the corner. Learn how to cut back and trim down your house plants, how to re-pot a plant, and how to fertilize and water your house plants. Nicole also gives you tips on the type of pot and soil you should use for household plants.
Simple but effective tips for a better and beautiful you. For a whiter teeth use a toothpaste with a high fluoride content such as Sensodyne. Brush teeth as usual but avoid rinsing your mouth and do not spit off all the fluoride and let it stay in your mouth. Do this every night. For scars, stretch marks, cellulite, anti-aging, dry skin, use bio-oil. It is pure saline oil and a non greasy formula that has healing properties. Just spray a little bit of bio-oil to the affected area. for underar...
If you’re one of the 100 million Americans with dry, itchy skin, find relief with these home remedies and lifestyle tips.
In this video series, our expert will teach you how to care for house plants. You will learn easy to follow instructions for caring for tropical house plants, cactus and other unusual house plants. Get tips for avoiding common gardening mistakes, using the right soil, and providing the right amount of light for plants.
In this video series, watch as reptile expert Shawn Fay teaches all about the Russian Tortoises. Gain a knowledge of their history, how they breed, what they eat, how to find a cage, how to heat and light a cage, and how to keep the reptile healthy.
In this video clip series, our expert will demonstrate and explain, step by step, a variety of tips and techniques for home care of black hair.
In this series of free how to video clips you'll learn tips and techniques for dreadlock care. Expert Natalie Manke offers advice to those thinking of “dreading” their hair, including what sorts of styling tools and products you’ll need to start the process and maintain healthy dreads.
In this video series, our expert Brian Kleinman, will show you how to care for hognose snakes. If you have been searching for a snake or other exotic pet, let our expert teach you about the history and facts of this great snake as a pet.
In this series of gardening videos you’ll learn how to divide and transplant hostas. Expert gardener Amanda Kantor demonstrates the process in easy to follow step-by-step instructions, including how to dig up hostas, how to examine the root systems, and how to divide the plant. You’ll learn tips on how to protect the roots during the transplant, how to replant the new hosta plant, and how to fertilize and water the new addition to your garden
Learn everything you need to know about owning a turtle in this series of free video clips, including where to purchase or adopt a turtle, basic turtle care, feeding tips, and advice on setting up the ideal environment.
I'm Sarah Tingle is the resident exotic animal health technician from Extra Care Animal Hospital in Davie, Florida and I am going to educate you a little bit about owning a guinea pig. Guinea pigs, or cavies as they are sometimes called, are docile rodents native to the Andean Mountains of South America. They were first domesticated by the Andean Indians of Peru.
Sarah Tingle is a resident exotic animal health technician from Extra Care Animal Hospital in Davie, Florida and has been working as a technician for seven years. Sarah is going to talk a little bit about caring for mice.
Poison dart frogs are beautiful but are lethal enough to kill even a human. Learn the correct way to raise and care for poison dart tadpoles in this video series.
A gerbil makes a great “starter pet” for a child. Gerbils are friendly, fun to watch, quiet, and clean little guys whose cages don’t get smelly as fast as some animals’.
Learn how to play "Gotta Be Somebody" by Nickelback, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here:
Our expert, Nichole Bragg, shows you how to care for a pet iguana. Learn how to handle this lizard, and learn the best diet of an iguana. Nichole shows you how to spot a healthy iguana and how to tell the difference between males and females. She also shows you how to build a habitat for your iguana.
In this video series, our expert will teach you how to care for corn snake pets. You will get excellent tips on how to set up a terrarium habitat for corn snakes, how to handle corn snakes, and how to determine the sex of corn snakes. You will also learn about how corn snakes shed their skin, what types of morph varieties are available, and how to breed corn snakes.
This video series gives you expert knowledge on orchid growth and structures. William Hutchinson teaches you all about the leaves, roots, pseudobulbs, and preferred growing conditions of many common orchid types. This is the first in four series on orchid care.
In this video series, watch as reptile expert Shawn Fay teaches all about the Tegu Lizard. Gain a knowledge of their history, how they breed, what they eat, how to find a cage, how to heat and light a cage, and how to keep the reptile healthy.
In this video series, our expert will demonstrate how to care for gecko lizards. Dealing specifically with leopard geckos, our expert will show you how to pick out a healthy gecko, how to choose the right cage, and how to handle your gecko lizards.
Dr. Adrienne Mulligan graduated from veterinary school at North Carolina State University in 1993, and now owns the Camp Verde Veterinary Clinic in Camp Verde, Arizona.
I am Debbie with expertvillage.com and we are here to talk about in this series of videos about having hermit crabs as pets, all the ins and outs and things you need to supply for your hermit crabs and where to buy them.
How to Select the Right Type of Terrarium. This outlines where and how the habitat of a carnivorous plant like a venus fly trap is designed.
In this tutorial, we learn how to finish hardwood floors naturally & safely. First, buff out the entire floor so the surface will adhere better with the stain. Buffing it will give it a beautiful finish and a glossy look. The spatter that happen white using the pad can be buffered out or mopped out easily. When finished, you will use a polishing pad on the floors to finish up the floors entirely. The floor will look great after just one coat and a polish with the mop. When finished, enjoy you...
This is a blackberry pie recipe that has a special ingredient— thyme. Actually, the technical and fancy name for this dessert is blackberry thyme clafoutis, but who cares about fancy names. Pie suits this blackberry dessert just fine. You'll need a hand mixer, power mixer or a food processor for this dessert recipe, along with the following ingredients:
If building an underground fortress/tunnel system in Minecraft is one of the strategies that you're undertaking, going back up top side to grab wood is a big pain. Wouldn't it be great if you could harvest wood underground!? Well, in this video, you will learn how and it's only a two step process:
The Wing Girls teach us how to get her in your bed in this tutorial. First, look around your room and see how many empty cans, wrappers, or old plates are laying around your room. You should throw away all garbage and clean dishes before the girl ever sees your room. Get rid of porn, lady posters, lady magazines, alcohol signs, and magazines as well. Make sure you clean the room and your bedding should be washed and smell good as well. Once the girl steps into your room she will see that you ...
Cupcakes are really quite good as they are - we don't care if they're iced or have a cute little sugar daisy on top for decor. In the end, they're just yummy. But if you love dressing up your cupcakes to make the package look as appealing as the taste, then check out this fun cupcake decorating tutorial.
Have you ever wanted Pantene commercial hair? You know, those glamorous shampoo and conditioner ads showcasing beautiful women with beautiful hair so devoid of common hair woes like split ends, raggedy texture, and frizz that it almost looks fake? We've always lusted for hair that brilliant, but thought up until now that such perfection was only achievable through having a hairstylist on call 24/7. But not anymore.
Layered hair is one of the most versatile styles around, allowing natural movement, creating texture, and framing the face. You can wake up every morning looking like a supermodel by getting your hair layered.
It's a known fact that women want the hair opposite of what they have. Those with curly hair try to straighten their locks, while those with straight hair try to add curls.
Tending to your body with love (and frequent bouts of exercise) is a lot like being affectionate with your children: the more attention you pay to building a lean body now, the more likely it is that it'll pay you back with the same care later on in life.
In this how to video, you will learn how to make a tight rope walking magnet. You will need a power supply with currents between 15 to 25 amps. A thick wire from a half to one centimeter is also needed for the tight rope. A small neodymium magnet will also be required. String the wire from one end to another. Place the magnet at one end. Use a pair of pliers and a piece of metal as a switch to run the current through the wire. Once that is done, the magnet should go down the wire. A magnetic ...
What better way to say thanks for all you've done, than by making a cool friendship bracelet! For kids, friends can play a key role in how they mature and are able to build relationships with other individuals later on in life. And by making friendship bracelets, not only will they be sending a message that they care, but they'll also be showing them they share a certain bond that no one else has. So check out this tutorial on how to make branches-styled friendship bracelets from scratch. Enjoy!
