Elephant Ear Plant Characteristics and Care
Elephant ear refers to the tropical herb Alocasia cuivcasia, a member of the rum family. The plant features large heart shaped leaves up to three feet long and prefers shade, moisture, and protection from heat.
New Brant Home On Crescent Heights
The Suntan home of Mr and Mrs Warren Brant sits on a corner lot at La Flora and La Loma drives Crescent Heights offering valley views. Designed by Benjamin A. Rabe it features through ventilation in all rooms and a sunlit living dining area with a bay window. Built by Don Hunt the 1982 completion showcases brick at the entrance and boards and butts with stucco wings, a rosy desert tan exterior and a cedar shingle roof.
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Painting With Roller Ceater Is Easy and Fun
A 1952 look at roller painting notes rollers are easier and more fun for professionals and homeowners. It explains choosing coatings, roller types, textures, and care, including cleaning and storage tips and a nudge to use classified ads for selling tomorrow.
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Water Cultured Plants Brighten Winter Days
Water culture lets many houseplants grow in water without soil. Chinese evergreen, English ivy, philodendrons, and pothos thrive in vases or transparent containers, with roots often decorative. Keep ivy cool in winter. some plants live years in water, others need soil for best growth.
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Wandering Jew and sweet potato growing tips from 1852
The notes describe home cultivation tips for window-grown plants. It mentions Wandering Jew varieties Librina pendual and others native to Mexico, and suggests a method for growing sweet potatoes in water with tubs partly submerged. It also explains how to propagate carrot by placing a two inch upper cut in a shallow water dish to obtain leaves in weeks.
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Feast-Overs Leftovers Turned Into Delicious Dishes
Kitchen tips show how to repurpose turkey leftovers into curry rice soup turkey hash and creole turkey with rice. Recipes include mushroom curry with coconut milk and a turkey carcass broth for soup. Also notes a tropical rice paper plant and space-dweller garb concept from Hollywood.
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Prune Deciduous Fruit Trees Soon
January and February are best to prune deciduous fruit trees after dormancy ends and freeze risk passes says UC farm adviser Jean C Miller Los Angeles County. Pruning during active growth weakens trees as carbohydrate reserves move from branches to roots a few weeks after leaf fall.
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