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How to Grow and Cook Tomatillos: You Can't Do Mexican Without Them Tomatillos are a distant relative of the tomato, with a similar flower and fruit, except that the fruit is protected by a paper...

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Okra: How to Grow, Cook, and Preserve It Okra is hard to find in supermarkets and expensive if you can find it. If you have hot summers and some dirt in a sunny spot, growing your own is easy.

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  Mary Kay Ash and the Missing Marriages

  8/6/2010

  Mary Kay Ash said, "A woman who will tell her age will tell anything." She never told her age. She also never mentioned other details that might have interfered with her carefully crafted public image.
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  Okra: How to Grow, Cook, and Preserve It

  4/8/2010

  Okra is hard to find in supermarkets and expensive if you can find it. If you have hot summers and some dirt in a sunny spot, growing your own is easy.
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  Roasting Okra Seed as a Coffee Substitute

  9/28/2009

  One of the burning garden controversies of the 1840s was using okra seeds as a substitute for coffee. The proponents were proclaiming it as the best thing since ... coffee. But how does it taste?
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  Review: Zeba Root Dip for Transplanting

  7/10/2009

  The particles in Zeba Root Dip store 400 times their own weight in water, release the water to the plant's roots as it is needed, and absorb another supply of water the next time water is available.
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  Tilling and Plowing Tips for Gardeners

  5/19/2009

  Everything I know about tilling and plowing gardens I learned from a horse. He was a darned smart horse.
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  Review: Park's "Jiffy-7" Compressed Peat Pots

  4/23/2009

  They don't work for all seeds, but it's a product that is worth considering for starting some of your seeds.
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  Tips for Efficient Chipper/Shredder Use

  4/15/2009

  It's not fun, it's noisy, dirty and dangerous. Here's how I get it over with as quickly as possible.
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  Controlling Caterpillar Pests with Duct Tape

  3/30/2009

  How I defeated an army with duct tape, a bucket, and a stick.
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  Yard Machines 10HP Gas Chipper/Shredder Review

  3/9/2009

  Small branches go in, wood chips come out. Bushes go in, coleslaw comes out.
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  Four Cheap, Effective Fertilizers

  3/4/2009

  I seldom use fertilizers, but if I have to, I use the cheapest ones that will do the job.
• Desert Willow: Arizona Native Tree

  2/26/2009

  This is one of the best trees for a desert landscape, it blooms and is easy to grow.
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  What's in a Plant's Scientific Name?

  2/25/2009

  Beware of catalogs and nurseries that do not give scientific names and cultivar names. Buying from them is like having a blind date with a plant.
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  Building a Cheap Wire Compost Bin

  2/12/2009

  $15 in materials and a handful of paperclips is all you need to make a sturdy, functional compost bin that holds almost a cubic yard of material.

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• Composting Without Bins or Piles

  1/27/2009

  These three methods can compost typical garden and kitchen plant waste without a compost bin and with little work on your part.
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  Basil: How to Grow, Harvest and Store It

  10/15/2008

  Basil is expensive to buy, but easy to grow. You can save money, eat better, and impress your friends with your pesto pastas all year round.
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  Mary Kay Cosmetics Sues Liquidator and Threatens Consultants

  5/17/2008

  Mary Kay Cosmetics sued a reseller, but the real target may be their own consultants.
• Protective Gear for Desert Gardeners

  5/7/2008

  I knew there was a drawback to desert landscaping. I can't participate in World Naked Gardening Day because it's too dangerous. Nature in Arizona does its best to leave gardeners blistered, dehydrated, punctured, and cooked medium rare.
• Review: Capresso Coffee Maker/ Burr Grinder

  4/16/2008

  It grinds, it brews, and it's easy to clean. What more can a caffeine addict ask?
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  Organic Vegetable Gardening the Lazy Way

  2/11/2008

  My vegetable gardening methods are organic, not because I have any deep convictions about using organic versus synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, but because I'm a lazy cheapskate. It's easier and cheaper to go organic.
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  Inventory Turns: The Real Key to Profit

  11/30/2007

  Tracking inventory turns (the number of times a year you sell something and re-stock) is critical to making money. Here's an easy method.
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  On-Line Business Owners: Are You Really Ready for Success?

  11/29/2007

  It sounds strange, but businesses can fail because they succeeded, but didn't plan how to handle success.
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  Review of Cuisinart Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill

  7/27/2007

  This is a good, inexpensive coffee grinder for most of us, although espresso fans and coffee snobs will sneer.
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  10 Pound Chili

  7/26/2007

  It combines the essentials of New Mexican cooking, green chilis, garlic, onions and slow-cooked beef with the classic spices of Old Mexican moles.
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  Homeowners, Do You Need a Chipper/Shredder?

  7/16/2007

  Why buy a $500 chipper/shredder that only gets used a few times a year? It might save you time, space, and money.
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  Driving Traffic on the Web? It's like Pushing String Uphill

  6/23/2007

  The sooner you stop thinking that web users are cattle to be driven, the sooner you will be able to understand the essentials of attracting traffic to your site.
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  Natural Pest Control for Gardeners and Landscapers: It's a Bug-eat-Bug World

  6/18/2007

  The no-work approach to controlling garden pests is to let their natural enemies eat them.
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  How to Grow and Cook Tomatillos: You Can't Do Mexican Without Them

  6/6/2007

  Tomatillos are a distant relative of the tomato, with a similar flower and fruit, except that the fruit is protected by a papery husk. Tomatillos are critical for the salsa verde of Mexican cooking.
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  How to Get Better Search Engine Rankings

  4/2/2007

  Don't confuse popular topics with profitable topics.
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  How Affiliate Marketing Links Hide You from Potential Customers

  3/23/2007

  Affiliate marketing can make buying your product almost impossible if you have too many affiliates. When they can't find the real think in the crowd, they often give up.
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  Online Promotion for Off-Line Profit

  3/21/2007

  My income that is directly traceable to the internet this month will be more than $900. What am I doing? Keep reading!
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  Product Review: Cuisinart Grind and Brew Coffee Makers

  12/19/2006

  All of the Cuisinart Grind & Brew coffee makers have a fatal flaw: they are impossible to clean. The problem is not the grinder and the coffee basket, which only take a few moments to hand wash. It's the rest of the machine!
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  Product Review: IRobot Roomba: Vacuuming Robot

  12/19/2006

  In short, it's a great idea, but I was not happy with iRobot's bad quality control and slow customer service.
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  Mary Kay: Home Business Opportunity or Flopportunity?

  12/14/2006

  Does the Mary Kay home business opportunity really provide the average consultant with enough income to replace an entry-level, minimum-wage job such as burger flipper, Wal-Mart greeter, or convenience store cashier? How about the not-so-average consultants?
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  Mary Kay Cosmetics: News Flash!

  11/22/2006

  The mysterious ex-Mary Kay consultant behind pinktruth.com has revealed her identity. She's a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and she has a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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  Mary Kay Consultants: Predators in Pink?

  11/7/2006

  The Mary Kay Cosmetics company is trying desperately to squash a bubbling rebellion among the ranks of their supposedly independent sales force. They want them independent, but toeing the corporate line, it seems.
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  4 Weekends = Improved Curb Appeal

  9/22/2006

  If you have to sell quickly, remove the negative factors from your landscape first. Here's the plan for a 4-week landscape cleanup that will help get the buyers out of the car.
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  Create Your Own Landscape Design

  9/1/2006

  Landscape planning and design isn't difficult. It takes time, but not artistic talent, and not creativity. I'll show you how to do drawings that are good enough to get the job done.
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  How to Kill Bermuda Grass

  8/18/2006

  Bermuda grass is an excellent lawn grass, because it is tough, fast-growing, and recovers quickly from damage. Those qualities also make it hard to kill.
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  Frugal Landscaping:Don't Waste Money Trying to Save Money

  8/17/2006

  Even cheapskate gardeners like me sometimes pay for professionals. Here are some points to ponder as you plan your project and its budget.
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  Orbit SunMate® Automatic Yard Watering Kit

  8/6/2006

  I do not recommend this product to anyone, and will not buy another one. It was never reliable, and it broke before the end of summer.
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  Tips on Xeriscaping - It's Not Zero-Scaping!

  7/26/2006

  Xeriscaping is a water-saving, labor-saving way to landscape. It uses less water and still looks great.
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  About the Cat in My Logo

  7/20/2006

  I've had a couple of inquiries about the cat in my logo. He's a marvelous mascot for a Lazy Gardener.