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How To Test pH Levels In Soil
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A test is done when you want to know whether your soil is acidic, neutral or alkaline. Why does it matter? Most plants need a fairly neutral soil so they can retrieve all the nutrients from it that they require, but some are more fussy and may want it more acidic or alkaline. By testing, you can determine if a garden location will be...

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Meet Dapdown
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Meet Dapdown

Apr 9, 2013

Meet Dapdown by Laid Back on Mixcloud Sup’ world! Bet you never heard about deep Siberian city Omsk. Yes, Omsk is home to Dapdown, whom you might know if you are a LDBK radio afficionado. This is a big honor for us to present you our way of getting down. Those records made our days and local parties for years now. Definitely our inspirations...

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Blocking What We Can’t Deal With
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For a few days last week, I spent a lot of time reading and playing video games. It was kind of out of the blue for me, so it didn’t take long for me to start asking myself why I was doing these things. What was triggering it was an avoidance of thinking about the pain in my lower legs. For several days, both of my ankles and...

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Why You Should Compost Your Coffee Grounds
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Don’t throw out those used coffee grounds: Your plants need ’em. Composting is a low-maintenance way to minimize personal kitchen waste, create cheap, nutrient-rich fertilizer, and contribute to the health and productivity of a personal or community garden. Compost is a great gift for plants: It naturally helps replenish the nutrients drawn out of the soil by their roots. Good thing, then, that the...

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Become better by always setting higher standards for yourself
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While I’m not one to advocate many personal development hacks, there is one hack that I think everyone dedicated to personal growth and success should know about: have high standards for yourself. Unlike many of the other hacks you may read about, having high personal standards will almost immediately force personal growth, and will help you live up to your potential day after day — it’s...

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Nutrition chart with a lot of info
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Eat the rainbow! You’ve likely heard this tossed about by foodies, nutritionists, and diehard vegetable fans. But what does it mean? It is really just a fancy way to say you should eat a balanced diet, and that you should buy every color fruit or vegetable available at your local market. Why? Fruits and vegetables get their colors (and other unique characteristics like smell,...

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Busyness is Not a Virtue
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People who often say they’re “too busy” or “crazy busy” sound like buzzing busy signals. And when you start sounding like an appliance, it makes it hard to connect with you. My reaction to your busy signal is much like that of Mindy Kaling, who sees stress as non-conversation: No one ever wants to hear how stressed out anyone else is, because most of the...

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