Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com • Thursday, January 17, 2013
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Key to finding balance in home decor is mixing materials • HOME HELP
Continued from page 4 This means about 23 million homes are at risk because of non-working smoke alarms and an additional five million homes are at risk by not having smoke alarms. – Family Features/ Energizer
Decorating Tip: Mix materials
“The key to updating your home with the latest trends is finding a balance,” says HGTV designer and television personality Taniya Nayak. “It’s all about making it personal and adding elements that fit your lifestyle and design personality, without breaking the bank.” One great way to make a big impact on a small budget is to mix materials, creating a blend of polished and raw in a room with modern and industrial elements. Mixing materials can also mean utilizing different finishes throughout a room. In the kitchen, using contrasting materials makes your space look personalized. Try a mix of wood and painted finishes for a more layered and collected feel. By resisting the
urge to perfectly match every piece, you’ll have a space that looks current and works nicely together. – Brandpoint
Garden Guide
Are nasturtiums a flower or a vegetable? They’re both. Their brightly colored flowers and shield-shaped leaves can all be eaten. So, grow them in a hanging basket and surprise your friends by casually picking a leaf or two (rinse them under the faucet) and popping them in your mouth.
Materials needed:
• A bag with hanging straps • Scissors • Potting soil • Slow-release fertilizer • Watering can • Nasturtium seeds • A plastic garbage bag • Potting soil • Airtight container
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Nasturtiums grow best in full sun and in poor, dry soil. 2. Mix some potting soil with a slow-release fertilizer. Use the mixture to fill the basket almost to the brim, ready to sow the seed. Water the soil and let it drain through. 3. Make numerous 1/2-inch-deep holes around the basket and in the center. Be sure they are 4 inches (10 cm) apart. Place a seed into each hole and cover with soil.
Directions:
1. Prepare the bag by lining it with a garbage bag. Next, use scissors to snip holes in the base for water drainage. Snip through both the bag and the lining.
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4. Wait for the plants to grow. About a week later, little green shield-shaped leaves will poke their way through the soil. Give them a drink of water. 5. Harvest the crop. When several leaves have appeared and the bright flowers bloom, they are ready to eat. 6. Add a few nasturtium leaves and flowers to a mixed leaf salad. If you leave some flowers on the stalks, they will form tiny wrinkled seeds. You can eat these, too! Make flowery ice cubes by putting flowers into an ice cube tray with water, then freeze. 7. Collect the seeds when the flowers have died. Store them until they are hard and dry. Keep them in an airtight container in a cool dry place and remember to label them. You can then plant them for next year’s crop. 8. Take proper care of your plants. Nasturtiums grow best in full sun and in poor, dry soil. Their height varies depending on the variety. The plants need little attention and prefer the soil to be kept fairly dry. However, in a hanging basket or bag, the soil can dry out quickly, so water regularly, especially in dry weather. – HGTV.com, excerpted from “Ready, Set, Grow” by DK Books
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