Backyard farming in Northern Virginia

[Stephanies]

It will be true that now most are interested like Backyard farming in Northern Virginia..............

[mkaty]

I also have a garden and I absolutely love gardening. I also would love to have bees but I think I do not have enough time. Maybe some time in the future I will also have some bees. I love the plants and flowers in my garden. I have so many different flowers and sometimes I also deliver flowers to friends in order to make them happy.

[teaberryeagle]

From an e-mail....here's nice listing, but Snopes.com says it's "UNDETERMINED".......


http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cucumber.asp

Cucumbers - very interesting


I didn't know this...


WOW! WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS.

I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW.


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1.

Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need

Every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin

B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin

B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron,

Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and

Zinc.



2.

Feeling tired in the afternoon,

Put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a

Cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B

Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that

Quick pick-me-up that can last for

Hours.



3.

Tired of your bathroom mirror

Fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a

Cucumber slice along the mirror, it will

Eliminate the fog and provide a soothing,

Spa-like fragrance.



4.

Are grubs and

Slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few

Slices in a small pie tin and your garden will

Be free of pests all season long. The chemicals

In the cucumber react with the aluminum to give

Off a scent undetectable to humans but drive

Garden pests crazy and make them flee the

Area.
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5

Looking for a fast and easy way to remove

cellulite before going out or to the pool?

Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers

along your problem area for a few minutes,

the phytochemicals in the cucumber

cause the collagen in your skin to tighten,

firming up the outer layer and reducing

the visibility of cellulite.

Works great on wrinkles, too!


6

Want to avoid a hangover or a terrible headache?

Eat a few cucumber slices

before going to bed and wake up

refreshed and headache free.

Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B

vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential

nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in

equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover

and headache!!


7.

Looking to fight off that

afternoon or evening snacking binge?

Cucumbers have been used for centuries and

often used by European trappers,

traders and explores for

quick meals to thwart off starvation.


8.

Have an important meeting or job interview and

you realize that you don't have enough time to

polish your shoes?

Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe,

its chemicals will provide a quick

and durable shine that not only looks

great but also repels water.
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9.

Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?

Take a Cucumber slice and rub it along

the problematic hinge, and voila,

the squeak is gone!


10.

Stressed out and don't have time for

massage, facial or visit to the spa?

Cut up an entire Cucumber and

place it in a boiling pot of water,

The chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber

with react with the boiling water and be

released in the steam, creating a soothing,

relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce

stress in new mothers and college students

during final exams.



11.

Just finish a Business lunch and realize you

don't have gum or mints?

Take a slice of cucumber and press it to

the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30

seconds to eliminate bad breath.

the Phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your

Mouth responsible for causing bad breath.



12.

Looking for a 'green' way to clean your

faucets, sinks or stainless steel?

Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the

surface you want to clean.

Not only will it remove years of tarnish

and bring back the Shine, but is won't

leave streaks and won't harm Your

fingers or fingernails while you Clean.

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13.

Using a Pen and made a mistake?

Take the outside of the Cucumber and

slowly use it to erase the pen Writing.

Also works great on crayons and markers That

the kids have used to decorate the Walls!!

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Pass this along to everybody you

Know who is looking for better and safer ways to

Solve life's everyday Problems.