Friday, December 4, 2015

Tips for Organic Vegetable Gardening (part 2 of 2)

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The biggest threat that could destroy your vegetables are pests. To get rid of them, you should use other insects, birds, frogs. If your crops though have been infected, spray infected stems and leaves with dilute soapy water and then clear water that is very effective.

If you decide to buy vegetables that are grown instead of using seedlings, most of these come in plastic containers. Be careful when you remove them so you avoid tearing the outside roots especially if these have grown solidly inside the container.

When planting vegetables, don’t stick with just one but plant many different kinds because this invites insects to take up resident in your yard.

Believe it or not, only 2 percent of the insects in the world are harmful. This means the rest are beneficial. Some examples of these include ladybugs, fireflies, green lacewings, praying mantis, spiders and wasps since they eat insects that try to eat your vegetables. Another thing they do is pollinate the plants and decompose organic matter.

Don’t forget to remove weeds that come out in your garden. You can pull these out by hand or spot spray it with a full strength of household vinegar. Best of all, it is safe for the environment.

Practice crop rotation. This will make sure that the soil is always fertile. When planting the new vegetable, avoid regular deep cultivation as this will damage the roots, dry out the soil, disturb healthy soil organisms and bring weeds to the surface that will soon germinate.

If you follow these tips, you will surely be able to have a successful organic vegetable garden. You can plant and harvest them all year round so you don’t have to buy these goods anymore from the supermarket. That is assuming of course you have a huge parcel of land to work with.

Tips for Organic Vegetable Gardening (part 1 of 2)

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Organic vegetable gardening is easy. But to help you, here are some tips you should know.

The most important thing to do is to decide what you want to grow. There are so many vegetables to choose from but keep in mind that certain vegetables cannot be grown because of the climate so take that into consideration as well.

So you want have a hard time taking care of it, choose those that are well adapted to the soil, temperature, sun and shade exposure.

If you live in an area where droughts are frequent, make sure you are planting drought resistant vegetables since it does not eat up that much water and can withstand dry weather.

You should determine how much space you have. This will make it easy for you to plot on a sheet of paper the layout of how you want your vegetables to grow.

You should mulch your vegetables with organic material. This can be made from food waste, dead leaves or grass and manure. This helps conserve water, adds humus and nutrients as well as discourage weeds from growing.

The best part is that you don’t have to dig deep to put these in because 85% of the vegetable’s roots are found in the top 6 inches of soil.

Aside from compost, you can also use natural fertilizers and organic material to help the vegetables grow. They also encourage native earthworms that are nature’s tillers and soil conditioners.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Things You Should Know About Mineral Makeup (part 2 of 2)

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Before you buy mineral makeup from the store, be careful when you are shopping for it. Some brands claim that their ingredients are all natural but contain a few things that are known to be unsafe such as bismuth, parabens and talc.

Bismuth and talc are skin irritants while parabens are believed to be one of the causes of breast cancer and skin aging. If the harmful ingredients are not present, you should test it to see how well it will look on your skin.

If you don’t feel any itch, then perhaps it is time to buy it and since there is little variation in terms of the actual ingredients that are used, you could buy a brand that is half the price of a larger competitor. So compare the prices first because buying something a few dollars cheaper shows you that you don’t have to pay a lot of money to look radiant.

There are a lot of advantages and benefits using mineral makeup products which is why dermatologists are now recommending people to switch to it.

Celebrities and even ordinary folk can now use mineral makeup. If you are one of those who still insist on using traditional cosmetics, ask yourself if what you are using does not support the growth of bacteria. Chances are it does and you are taking certain steps to make sure that does not happen.

When you do choose to use mineral makeup, wash your face first and then pat it dry before applying the foundation. When the foundation is applied, you can now put blush and other products with lipstick being the last so you will look beautiful when you start your day until you come home.

Things You Should Know About Mineral Makeup (part 1 of 2)

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A lot of people are now switching these days to mineral makeup products from traditional makeup. Why? Because people are becoming more health conscious so instead of using products that could be harmful to their skin, they want to use products made of all natural ingredients free from toxins and bacteria.

Tests have shown that people who have sensitive skin will be able to take advantage of this product. This is because the minerals found in each product happen to be non-allergenic and non-comedogenic. It rarely has artificial additives except perhaps for color and fragrance so there are different variants that people can choose from.

To be sure that you have no allergic reaction to it, you will have to apply a small sample first and then await the results.

Another fascinating thing about mineral makeup is that it lasts longer than tradition cosmetics because your skin pores remain open. This will even stay on even when you go to bed or even after a heavy workout at the gym.

Mineral makeup can even be used by people who have undergone aggressive skin procedures. Prolonged use can even help the skin and make it radiant once again which many will agree is a cheaper alternative to going to the spa.

Mineral makeup products have been around for more than 30 years. In fact, you can buy foundation, blush, lipstick, lip liners, eye shadow, mascaras, highlighters and a lot more. These are sold online and in retail stores. Some of these are produced by small time companies and also by multi-million dollar corporations.