How to make natural carrot soap using the cold-process method. It's simple homemade carrot purée that creates that sunny yellow color. There are so many natural colorants that you can use to tint soap that it's ridiculous. Although some are a little exotic, others grow much closer to home. In fact, you might even have the key ingredient for this soap recipe growing in the garden. Carrots, when added as juice or purée, color handmade soap yellow. They're also mild, easy, and inexpensive to ... Read More about All Natural Carrot Soap Recipe with Real Carrots
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Make Lavender Bath Bombs with Essential oil and Lavender buds
Simple recipe and instructions for how to make lavender bath bombs. Just a few ingredients and you can use either purchased or homegrown lavender buds to decorate. Bath bombs, also called bath fizzies, are not only fun to use but simple to make. They literally take about 10-20 minutes and afterwards need a day to harden up. After that time they can be used and gifted immediately. The ingredients are inexpensive and accessible and you could even use lavender buds grown from your own ... Read More about Make Lavender Bath Bombs with Essential oil and Lavender buds
How to grow English Lavender for Crafts, Skin Care, and the Kitchen
How to grow English lavender, tips on cultivars, growing conditions, harvesting, and creative lavender ideas. Includes a video showing how to harvest lavender. With most plants and flowers there’s typically one reason to grow them. With English lavender there are many. It’s a stunning architectural plant that you can grow in hedges, on its own in a pot, or scattered throughout the garden. Unlike other lavender species, it’s hardy down to zone 5 so can survive the winter in most temperate ... Read More about How to grow English Lavender for Crafts, Skin Care, and the Kitchen
How to grow calendula flowers: sowing, growing, and saving seed
How to grow calendula officinalis flowers including a guide to sowing, growing, saving seed, ways to use it as a companion plant, and the best cultivars for medicinal use. This piece is a chapter from the ebook, Calendula: A guide to Growing & Using it in Skin Care If you only grow one skin care flower, choose Calendula officinalis. Known by many as the Pot Marigold, this cheerful and easy to grow flower has a myriad of uses. The flowers can range in color from a buttery yellow to bright ... Read More about How to grow calendula flowers: sowing, growing, and saving seed
How to Save Tomato Seeds without Fermenting
Tips on how to easily save tomato seeds on a paper towel and tips on sowing them the following year. This method is the best way to save tomato seeds without fermenting them. Many people choose to grow tomatoes from small plants purchased inexpensively at the local garden center. It's a great and easy way to grow your tomatoes but you'll likely be limited to growing just a few of the most popular commercial strains. By growing from seed, you'll be able to choose from hundreds of other ... Read More about How to Save Tomato Seeds without Fermenting
