What's the best bird in YOUR opinion ?

My Garden Things

presents:

The best bird in YOUR opinion

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My Garden things wants to know, what's your favorite bird? We are talking all types of bird and bird related items, for example #bigbird, birds of paradise, meat eating birds, etc.

You name it, we'll love it, LIKE it, retweet it, Facebook it and share it on all the platforms. Participate with #mygardenthings and use the fun code words "now that's my type of bird".

We can't wait to see the type of birds we come up with this August 1, 2014 go round. Thank very much for visiting, participating and interacting with our blog it means so much to have people who care and are willing to #hasting us into their personal circles, and communities.

We will start it off like this... #mygardenthings now that's my type of bird!  

Post picture below (these are quick how-to-do steps)

Stork-billed Kingfisher: This South Indian bird is also known as Pelargopsis capensis. It is mainly found in tropical lands and in forests of South Asia especially India and Sri Lanka. This beautiful bird is enough catchy to keep the tourists intact.

   

This information above is courtesy of the incredibility awesome website

http://top10for.com/

Thank You!

Best Regards,

Ashley Cephas



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Advise for life of My Garden Things blog...

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Ashley Cephas

By the 1870s, the Fourth of July was the most important secular holiday on the calendar. Did you know that?

Happy Birthday America and Happy 4th of July to each and everyone!
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Ashley Cephas

A sweet treat packed with antioxidants

"Ashley's Summertime of July Strawberries"

White chocolate, the Morena® Pure Cane Sugar Betty Crocker®, and red berries combine in this perfectly patriotic summertime treat. These Red, White, and Blue Strawberries are a variation on traditional chocolate-dipped strawberries.

They're great for children to help with, and they're fast and easy enough to throw together before a picnic or in my case- as a nice appetizer to bring to any event that is surrounded with people and children.

Yield: 12 large strawberries

Ingredients/Supplies:

• 12 large strawberries
• 4 ounces white chocolate or white candy coating (about 2/3 cup chopped)
• 1/4 cup Zulka Brand Morena® Pure Cane Sugar
• Betty Crocker® Classic Gel Food Colors- Blue
• Parchment or waxed paper

Preparation:

1. Wash-down the strawberries and gently pat them dry with paper towel. Make sure they're fully dry (This is a key step). Place the Morena® Pure Cane Sugar in a small bowl, mix in Betty Crocker® Blue food coloring until all the sugar is coated and its very bluuuuueee.

2. Melt the white chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl. White chocolate scorches easily, so stir it after every 30 seconds to keep it from overheating. Stir until it's melted and smooth.

3. Holding a strawberry by the stem, dip it about two-thirds into the white chocolate. Since these are Red, White, and Blue Strawberries, make sure you leave a visible red portion at the top of the berry. Place the strawberry on a baking sheet lined with parchment or waxed paper, and repeat until all of the berries are dipped. Refrigerate the tray briefly to set the chocolate, for about 5 minutes.

4. Dip the bottom third of a berry in the white chocolate, then immediately roll it in the Morena® Pure Cane Sugar Betty Crocker® Blue mixture until the bottom third is covered in blue. You can skip the double-dipping and just roll it in Morena® Pure Cane Sugar Betty Crocker® Blue mixture the first time you dip the berries in chocolate, but I find that's messier and more difficult to control, so I like double-dipping. Repeat until all of the berries have a bottom layer of the Morena® Pure Cane Sugar Betty Crocker® mixture.

5. Refrigerate the tray until the white chocolate is completely set, and store Red, White, and Blue Strawberries in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

These fun homemade candies are best enjoyed the same day they are made.

Best Regards, 

Ashley Cephas

Transforming kitchen castoffs into fruitful, organic fertilizer

Americans generate more than 36 million tons of food waste annually according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but only four percent of that waste is composted. The rest winds up in your local landfill or incinerator. Not only is it easy to transform your kitchen scraps into a rich, organic soil additive, it can save you money and help the environment.

Potato peels from Friday night’s dinner, Pasta leftovers from spaghetti dinner or coffee grounds from the late nights of studying and working on My Garden Things success. 

These common household remainders  are all byproducts in the food preparation process most of us consider only as garbage, but sweet little worms really love this stuff!

If you have a worm bin, they will produce nutrient-rich compost so you don't have to purchase potting soil. Using worms to turn kitchen waste into a productive, organic soil additive to make your plants and edible gardens thrive. 

"Sometimes, it's called gold garden because it is so prosperous in its possibilities."

-Ashley Cephas 2014

  

I am working on becoming a master vermicomposting expert

.(The title doesn’t officially exists yet so until then it’s up in the cloud.)

"You help your roses, you help your vegetable garden, you help your garden grow more at very little cost to you and with very little effort," Andes said. "You turn waste into an asset."

If you visit the garden center at your local home improvement store, you will likely pay about $5-6 hard earned dollars for an 8-quart bag of potting soil. That's no bueno!

For about the same amount of money, you can purchase a plastic storage bin and make a lifetime supply of potting medium for free!

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

-Chinese Proverb

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Ashley Cephas

Anyone else feeling the gardening itch on their green thumb?

Use ice cream cones as seed-starting containers...

Why?

It's a new trendy and adorable way to watch your seedlings grow in a safe and secure environment. Secondly, it’s very easy to pop the base of the ice-cream cones into the ground when the appropriate time has come for the little bundle of joy! This is a great alternative to plastic containers and its biodegradable, so we're planting and saving the earth!

Interestingly, My Garden Things came across this neat idea on an amazing

website called DesignMom.com

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to the site contributors.

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Best Regards,
Ashley Cephas