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The bad news is that there’s no good treatment of powdery mildew. Happily, though, you can control powdery mildew. How to Control Powdery Mildew Keep Your Garden Clean: Powdery mildew spores can overwinter in your garden – so remove all affected fallen leaves from your garden during and at the end of the season. If you see leaves that are just beginning to show the disease, pluck them off the plant and throw them away to help keep powdery mildew from spreading to healthy plants....

How to Tell if Cheesecake Is Done While you might think the toothpick test is a good idea to test cheesecake for doneness, think again. Using a knife or toothpick to test a cheesecake may create a crack in the top. This method does not give an accurate test for cheesecakes made with a large amount of sour cream, as you wouldn’t get a clean result at the tip of the knife....

Choose the color first, then the texture (most often they go hand in hand). A neutral color will cause the window to recede or blend in with the wall. If you want to call attention to the architecture of the window, use decorative tiles but design judiciously. Too many bright colors and designs can overwhelm a room and defeat the purpose. If the window is situated on a wall that you’re going to tile, tile the wall first....

Getting Started Look for complete paint pad kits. The plastic packaging for the kits is also the loading paint tray and an airtight lid. If you’re working to paint a straight line, also make sure the paint pad has wheels to guide you. Always hold and use your painting tool in your dominant hand. Grip the pad handle firmly as you paint. Keep the tool in front of your face; you will have a better view of your work and better physical control of the tool....

What Is the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map? You’ve probably run across the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map or references to it in garden magazines and books, as well as on seed packets or in plant catalogs. This map divides the United States into 11 separate zones (each of which are then divided into a and b). Each zone is 10°F warmer (or colder) in an average winter than the adjacent zone....

How to Water Succulents Indoors Sedums, Sempervivum (commonly called hens-and-chicks), jade plants, kalanchoe, aloe vera, and Sansevieria (also known as snake plant or mother-in-law’s tongue) are popular choices for indoor plants. Succulents also include cacti, which generally need less water than other succulents. Rather than giving these water-thrifty plants little splashes of water here and there, give them a good soaking until water runs out the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot....

Feeling at Home in the Kitchen As a child growing up in Guanajuato, Mexico, Martinez spent a lot of time in the kitchen helping her grandma. “If you’re in the kitchen, she’s going to give you something to do,” she says. “I love that energy in the kitchen.” By the age of 14, she was the cook in the house. “My mom said, ‘The kitchen is yours now.’ Now that I live (in the United States), I saw the importance to passing on my heritage to my kids....

2 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 8 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed 2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed 2 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes ⅓ cup tomato paste 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika or paprika ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

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What is Pink Pampas Grass? Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) is native to South America, specifically Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. It got its name from the Pampas Plains. This tough grass thrives in heat and plenty of bright sunlight. It grows quickly into a big, bold plant. Once established, the grass can grow an inch a day. A clump of pampas can expand to about eight feet wide, and up to 12 feet tall (there are shorter varieties, too)....

At the same time, brushed-nickel rod pulls and handles that work with stainless-steel appliances bring contemporary flourishes. The substantial island underscores the look with a deep walnut-finish base that tips its hat to both warm traditional and sleek urban styles, while scrolled bar-counter supports balance the clean-lined quartz countertop. The island also boasts characteristic French accents: Reeded molding bands the top edge, and the sinuous corner corbels are carved with traditional shells and bell flowers....