plant Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/plant/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sat, 08 Feb 2020 17:08:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Bees on Pot?! https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/08/bees-on-pot/ Sat, 08 Feb 2020 17:08:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8854 Yup. It’s happening. And it’s a good thing. Bees are dying out, but we humans need them to pollinate plants we eat and to nourish

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]]> Ice Plant or Not, Ice Cubes are Handy https://smthingscount.com/2019/11/02/ice-plant-or-not-ice-cubes-are-handy/ Sat, 02 Nov 2019 15:36:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8538 If you drop an ice cube (or not), stick it into a houseplant.  Because ice cubes melt slowly,  there’s not the usual water overflow into

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]]> Harvest Season https://smthingscount.com/2019/09/26/harvest-season/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:47:04 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8449 Fall is in the air. Well, on the calendar, at least. Reminds me of harvesting pumpkins and other goodies. That’s why today’s Thursday Thought quote

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]]> A Pencil that Grow into a Plant https://smthingscount.com/2019/06/08/a-pencil-that-grow-into-a-plant/ Sat, 08 Jun 2019 16:36:49 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8147 Here’s a fun way to dispose of no-longer-usable pencils without disposing of them. Huh? Well, you have to have a certain kind of pencil (Sprout).

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]]> Depressed? Stressed? High BP? Try This https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/26/depressed-stressed-high-bp-try-this/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:40:53 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7869 Whoever heard of “horticulture therapy”? Not me. Apparently, it’s a real thing that’s being used in the field of mental health. It seems that plants

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]]> Add Boxes https://smthingscount.com/2017/06/17/add-boxes/ Sat, 17 Jun 2017 15:53:02 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5990 Beautify your patio or deck with planter boxes.  Grow your own organic veggies, or flowers to cut and bring in to perk up the house. 

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]]> Sage Palm & Dogs & Kids https://smthingscount.com/2016/06/11/sage-palm-dogs-kids/ Sat, 11 Jun 2016 17:22:56 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4916 Most places selling Sage Palm, a popular garden plant, don’t affix a warning label, and they tell a customer of any danger only if he or

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]]> Are You Unwittingly Committing Bee-acide? https://smthingscount.com/2013/08/24/are-you-unwittingly-committing-bee-acide/ Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:32:16 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1990 Your bee-friendly plants may be killing bees.  According to a report from Friends of the Earth and the Pesticide Research Institute, some of those plants

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