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1. Buy an inexpensive plastic bucket and a young tomato plant.

2. Cut a small hole in the bottom of the bucket slightly larger than the main stem of the plant.

3. Put a little gravel in the bottom of the bucket, then some good dirt.

4. Push the tomato stem into the hole you made in the bottom of the bucket so that the plant sticks out of the bottom.

5. Fill up the rest of the bucket with good dirt about 3/4th full.

6. Use the bucket handle as the hanger.

7. You can water the tomato plant and fertilize the roots very effectively this way and the tomatoes will grow and ripen without supports or get damaged from the weight.

 

1. Weight: the heavier the better. This means that there are lots of juice in this melon which generally means a good ripe one.

2. Don't get the greenist ones. Look for that patch of yellow on it. Those melons with the yellow patch tend to be sweeter.

Try it out and have fun picking a good one!



It is best not to skip meals. Skipping breakfast and lunch leads to overeating later in the day. So, eat regular meals and avoid very-low-calorie diets.

 

 

BMI is an index of body fat that conveys risk for disease. A healthy BMI is in the range of 19 to 25.

 

Step 1: Multiply your weight in pounds by .45. For example, if you weigh 150 pounds -- 150 x .45 = 68

 

Step 2: Multiply your height in inches by .025. For example, if you are 5'10" (70 inches) -- 70 x .025 = 1.75

 

Step 3: Square the answer from step 2. (1.75 x 1.75 = 3.0)

 

Step 4: Divide the answer from step 1 by the answer from step 3. (68 / 3.0 = 22.6) Your estimated BMI is 22.6 which falls within the healthy range of 19 to 25.  

 

When something cold touches the roof of your mouth on a hot day, it triggers a cold headache. The cause is a dilation of blood vessels in the head. The dilation may be caused by a nerve center located above the roof of your mouth - when this nerve center gets cold, it seems to over-react and tries to heat your brain. Therefore, the easy way to avoid brain freeze would be to keep cold things away from the roof of your mouth!

 

"Liming" is the Caribbean art of "doing nothing, guilt-free," and it's a revitalizing habit that's virtually unheard-of in America. It's an ideal time--taking as little as five minutes--for personal pursuits instead of ordered recreation, for private reverie instead of public expectations. If you play a sport, for example, you would play it for the pure love of playing, not for winning or even doing well.Make time for a little liming in your life!

 

All you need is some type of small container. The lid of a mayonnaise jar, the top of a piece of Tupperware; anything that can hold about a 1/4 inch of vinegar. That's right, vinegar. Add a drop or two of dishwashing detergent and you've got a combo that will draw the fruit flies away from the fruit and to an early grave once they drink the dishwashing detergent. It may be cruel, but it's very effective.