How To: Choose plant fertilizer
To grow beautiful flowers and plants in an outdoor garden, you need to feed your soil the right plant food – a fertilizer that will help your plants thrive. Watch this video to learn how to choose plant fertilizer.
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How To: Track Micronutrients to Monitor Your Vitamin & Mineral Intake
Micronutrients are essential to our health. Unfortunately, many of us aren't getting enough of each nutrient from our diets. It isn't that the food we're eating is bad, but rather we are not eating enough of the right food to get our recommended daily allowance. But with the help of a micronutrient tracker, we can change this.
How To: Prepare soil for planting irises
Southwest Yard and Garden shows viewers how to prepare the soil in order to plant Irises. You can see if your oil needs to be prepared because it would look like it need nutrients. Irises deplete the oil they are in so you need to restore their nutrients to the soil. First, you should get your soil tested to see what nutrient should be added to the soil. First loosen the soil. Next, add in the nutrients. Start with alfalfa pellets to add Nitrogen. Add a little bit of sand to loosen soil - don...
How To: Find and use fatwood to start fires in the wilderness
Fatwood is an immense boon for any wilderness survival situation. It's a type of tree that has soaked up tons of nutrients from the ground and is perfect for starting fires. It can be broken down into kindling that will start fires for you time and time again. This video will teach you how to find fatwood and how to use it once you find it.
How To: Saute winter greens with Martha Stewart
Before you say, "ick, but veggies don't taste good," consider this: Spinach has lots of chromium, a nutrient that boosts metabolism and reduces hunger, two key things needed to stay lean and fit during the holiday feasting season.
How To: Braid a ficus tree & grow a miniture rose
In this video, a man answer questions sent in by viewers, about various plants. First he covers how to braid a ficus tree trunk. To do that you must grow the trees close together, then trim off the bottom limbs, and braid the trunks. Next he talks about growing miniature roses indoors. Miniature roses must be carefully watches for mold, insects, and over-exposure to sunlight when grown indoors. Then he answers a question about carnivorous plants. He covers the Venus fly trap, and demonstrates...
How To: Aerate your lawn for a healthy result
If you're looking for a great way to get the proper nutrients to your yard, you're about to find out. Aerating a yard is an easy task that involves you placing holes in your yard on purpose. This may make your yard look a bit ugly, but it helps with getting the proper nutrients and oxygen into the ground.
How To: Vertical mulch a tree
This video will show you how to take good care of your trees by feeding the roots with verticle mulching. Drill holes in the soil about 15" deep, and put in compost and nutrient materials. Use an auger to drill several 3" holes around the tree. It works best when you moisten the soil first. Use a spade and trowel to fill the holes with the compost and nutrient mixture. You can also use a spading fork to break the soil, sprinkle the mixture on, and the mixture will fall into the cracks in the...
How To: Steam vegetables for nutrient retention
Boiling vegetables reduces the amount of edible nutrients. Steaming is a simple way to cook your vegetables and enjoy all their helth benefits. Just rinse whatever you wish to steam and follow the tips in this helpful video tutorial. Steamed vegetables are great alone, or as part of a whole meal. If your vegetables are improperly prepared they can be less nutritious and not as healthy to consume. This video demonstrates a way to cook your vegetables without losing important vitamins and miner...
How To: Sprout nuts and seeds
Wants to add more nuts and seeds to your diet but don't know the best way to incorporate them? With this video tutorial, let Kardena from Kardena's Kitchen show you how to get the most out of a variety of nuts and seeds for maximum flavor and nutritional value.
How To: Recognize and avoid food dye Yellow 5 in kids foods
In this tutorial, learn all about our most controversial food dye Yellow number 5 is linked to conditions like cancer, ADHD and is believed to actually remove the essential nutrient, Zinc, from our bodies. Get all the facts about Yellow 5 and know which foods it is in. A vast majority of children's snacks contain this ingredient, so watch out! And learn what natural ingredients you can use to substitute for this artificial intruder.
How To: Grow Brussels sprouts
If you plant brussels sprouts you have to be prepared to wait a long time before the plant produces anything for you. It takes roughly five months for the plant to produce brussels sprouts. The brussels sprouts grow at the intersection where the the leaf meets the main stem of the plant. When the brussels sprouts are near the end of the growth cycle you can break the tops of the plants off to help force nutrients down into the plant.
How To: Make compost tea for your garden
If you're looking for a great way to help add extra nutrients to your plants, this tutorial has a possible solution. It's called compost tea and it can be made using only about three different ingredients.
How To: Make Hello Dolly dessert bars
Sprinkle chocolate chips, butterscotch morsels, coconut, and pecans over graham cracker mixture to make delicious bars. These delicious dessert bars will melt in your mouth. Plus they are packed with nuts and coconut that provides essential nutrients to your diet.
How To: Cook mixed vegetable stir fry with Kai
Are you eating enough vegetables? This easy recipe makes a tasty dish that'll make sure you're getting all those nutrients you're probably missing. You will need mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini, carrots, chicken stock, wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, cornstarch, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to prepare stir fried vegetables with Thai chef Kai.
How To: Easily prune roses
When it comes to taking care of plants, specifically flowers, pruning is an important task that must done be done. This will help ensure that the plant gets the right nutrients needed and prevents any kind of decay or disease from killing it. In this video tutorial, you'll find out how to prune roses in your garden to help ensure they last for a long time. Enjoy!
How To: Make raw strawberry pie
Raw foodists believe that to get all the nutritional value out of food, you cannot cook the food. Cooking the food, they believe, eliminates many of the necessary nutrients for our survival and development. In this video tutorial, Jonsi of Sigur Ros and his boyfriend, Alex, shows you how to make a raw strawberry pie, from all raw ingredients. You'll need lots of nuts, lots of strawberries, and a blender.
How To: Grill wild salmon
Salmon is a delicious fish full of nutrients that are good for you including omega-3 fats which promote a healthy cardiovascular system! In this video, learn how to make frozen wild salmon taste really great on the grill. Take your lunch or dinner up a notch by making grilled wild salmon today!
How To: Set up an intravenous line
This video tutorial shows how to set up an intravenous line, or intravenous drip. Most are familiar with IVs, as a way of providing people undergoing medical treatment that are otherwise unable to ingest food with vital nutrients. Watch this educational medical science video and learn how to set up and insert an intravenous line.
How To: Build an aeroponic fogger for your hydroponic system
In this gardening tutorial, you'll find instructions for building an aeroponic fogger, or mister, for a hydroponic growing system. Nutrified fog is accepted by the roots at a much faster rate than nutrients from spray or soak system. So I modified my Aerospray system to have both nutrifog and timed sprays. To learn more about this method for constructing an aeroponic fogger, take a look!
How To: Eat to prevent cancer
You don't need supplements to prevent cancer, look to the food you eat every day to pack in all the healthy nutrients you need. You will need berries, spices, sources of isothiocyanate, watercress, green tea, sources of folate, Brazil nuts, omega-3-rich fish, garlic, Asian mushrooms, apples, and flaxseed. Watch this video nutrition tutorial and learn how to prevent cancer just through a good diet.
How To: Cook steel cut oats for oatmeal
Steel cut oats are whole, preserving the nutrients that would normally get cut out. To make steel cut oatmeal you will need steel cut oats, water, raisins, nuts, or whatever else you want to flavor it. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to cook steel cut oats for oatmeal.
How To: Remove blueberry stains from fabric
Many people love those delicious, low-calorie and nutrient-packed blueberries... until they get them on their clothes. Blueberry stains are a pain to remove but with these tips, your clothes will be as good as new.
How To: Add compost to soil
Adding compost to your garden soil increases its nutrient content and overall fertility. Watch this video to learn easy and effective methods of adding compost to soil.
How To: Teach kids how to eat right
In this Family video tutorial you will learn how to teach kids how to eat right. First you got to educate your children. Robin from greensmoothiegirl.com presents this video along with her kids. The 1st step is to educate the kids. For example, in the video, she explains the functions of the parts of a wheat kernel. She tells them that the white bread is made up of only the glue from the kernel which carries no nutrients. Whereas, the brown bread is made out of the whole kernel and it carries...
How To: Grow and make a wheatgrass shot
Wheatgrass is considered to contain many healthy nutrients for the body, but one thing that people can't get away from is the smell and taste. It's not the best tasting thing in the world, but if it's good for your body, then why wouldn't you try it out?
How To: Cook a sweet pepper relish
While sauces and relishes get a bad rap, if the ingredients are raw, all the nutrients are present, and pickled condiments can still have enzymes that will help digest food. This video cooking tutorial shows how to make a simple sweet pepper relish. You will need bell peppers, jalapeno, salt, sugar, and apple cider vinegar.
How To: Steam vegetables in a steaming basket
Steaming is the best way to cook vegetables because it keeps the vegetable's nutrients, taste, texture and color intact. This how to video goes over the step-by-step process to steam vegetables.
How To: Make salmon patties out of simple canned goods
Omega 3 fats, found in salmon among other foods, are vital nutrient that should be in any diet. This salmon patty recipe from the Grazing Gourmet Guy can be made with canned goods, but with fresh ingredients will taste even better. Learn how to cook up these tasty salmon patties by watching and following along with this food preparation how-to video.
How To: Use wood chips in the garden
Chopping up downed trees and sending them to the landfill isn't ideal. It's better to use them as firewood or have them chipped up and use them as mulch material or for a walkway. Never combine woodchips with the soil because they rob the soil of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium but they're great walkway material and will gradually break down providing nutrients for the soil.
How To: Make baked teriyaki chicken wings
It doesn't matter what type of cuisine you're cooking - more likely than not, you're tossing the ingredients in a pan and smearing oil all over it for extra succulence (as well as to coat the pan). While a healthy dose of oil every day is vital for absorbing vitamins and nutrients, getting too much oil will land you in heart attack town.
How To: Grow plants with a homemade hydroponics system
This is Hydroponics: At Home for Beginners.
How To: Practice good skin care for men
It's not only women that need to worry about their skin. A couple minutes a day of proper skin care will have a men's skin looking and feeling great. In this video, learn how to take good care & maintain healthy, fresh looking skin.
How To: Buy vegetables at the grocery store
Vegetables are the foundation of a healthy, balanced diet, many experts recommending 3-5 servings a day. When choosing your vegetables, it's always best to choose fresh; although, frozen and canned still have nutritional value and benefits as well. Also, look for vegetables that are bright in color like this red pepper, also carrots that are brightly orange and brightly-colored green broccoli. The brighter the color, the more nutrients that are in it. Try these tips for buying vegetables in t...
How To: Have healthier, greener grass with basic lawn maintenance tips from Lowe's
Want greener and healthier grass around your home? With some care and a little work, you could have the greenest landscape in the county. Lowe's has the tips you need in this five-part video series on lawn maintenance.
How To: Make a banana split with dark chocolate and peanuts
Well, at least with this recipe you're getting a serving of fruit (though, admittedly, you're probably cancelling out a good portion of the banana's nutrients with large amounts of dark chocolate, butter, and ice cream). Well, diet be damned!
How To: Make an avian inspired water bottle treat holder
After a long marathon run, runners like to refresh with a nice bottle - or ten - of water. But if you've ever run for an extended period of time, especially in high heat, you know that you not only lose water through sweat, but also electrolytes and salts that help keep your energy up.
How To: Make delicious milk chocolate bath bon bons
For some reason, designer soaps of late have been trying to emulate baked goods. Whether it's soaps that either are shaped like or smell like (or both) red velvet cupcakes, tacos, or pieces of belgian milk chocolate, we find ourselves doing a double take at Lush as we start salivating at the sight (and sniff).
How To: Make spicy kale with Emily Richards
Get some more green on your plate with a very underappreciated veggie - Kale! In this video, Emily Richards of Foodland Ontario shows you how to make spicy kale for a great dinnertime side dish. If you've never had kale before, this is the perfect time to try it out! This veggie is yummy, good for you, easy to cook and full of fiber and nutrients! Give it a try!
How To: Make compost from homehold kitchen scraps
This video shows you how to make compost from organic debris in the garden and leftover food.To make compost, you must add organic debris or scraps of food to such as pine needles, leaves or fruits to your compost bin. You should use horse or cow manure to speed up the process. You can also use nitrogen fertilizers as long as they do not contain herbicides. Then add water to the whole mixture.It is recommended that the compost bin should be about 3 feet high and 3 feet wide in order to insula...
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