Follow our advice to create a healthy and practical vegetable garden. As we become gradually more aware of our collective carbon footprint and its environmental impact, it seems more right than ever to consider growing [...]
Keep herbs handy for easy clipping Summertime meals are made for just-picked flavors from the garden, so keep savory herbs in pots near your back door for quick snipping when you’re cooking up a storm. Use raised [...]
My winter seed order usually includes a collection of tomato varieties different from, and more wondrous than, any I've grown in the past in my small vegetable patch. I'm counting down the days to summer's [...]
From brambles to blueberries, dedicate part of your plot to an assortment of dessert-worthy fruits. Whether your plot is on a country acre or at the end of your city backyard, just a scant cup of [...]
Cats enjoy lots of sleep, about twice as much as humans. In fact, kittens can sleep up to 22-hours in a 24-hour period. Cats slip into slow-wave sleep at first and then move to REM [...]
Sleep Problems in Children Having a child with sleep problems can be quite a problem for parents. Not only do the parents have to worry about the child's situation, but the parents find themselves having [...]
Relax first then sleep. Sleep is cyclical. Most of us humans enter into sleep by first relaxing. Then we slip into a sort of half-asleep stage (where sometimes excellent thinking happens -- some people keep a [...]
Does it matter what time I go to sleep? For most people going to bed earlier and wake up early in the morning is the best option. This pattern aligns with our biological tendencies to [...]
If you want a good night's sleep, you need to find ways to relax and decompress your mind. For many of us getting to bed feels like a nightmare. We can't fall asleep because our [...]
What is the record for a human to go without sleep? Randy Gardner of San Diego is the world record holder for no sleep. Randy was only 17 years old at the time, and he [...]
