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Low-maintenance succulents make watering a breeze

Looking for an easy plant to care for? Try a succulent. Any plant with fleshy stems or leaves is called a succulent. Aside from cacti, only a few other plant families have succulent members. All these succulents, cactus or not, are low-maintenance. SOME NON-CACTUS SUCCULENTS One family ...

Let’s Cook: Never underestimate the power of a casserole

I have taken on the task in 2020 to look through the mound of cookbooks, recipe cards and gathered cookery tips that I have collected over the years. My interest in the kitchen started early, and I do have the photograph to verify it! I could walk by baseball cards, matchbox cars, and bugs, ...

How can you make healthy food resolutions really stick?

For many of us, January is all about giving things up: Maybe we're going to stop eating meat and embrace a plant-based diet. Or we're ready to kick excess sugar to the curb after a holiday season awash in sweets. Or we're committed to avoiding fast food. Starting the year with noble goals for ...

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup NDSU › National Diabetes Prevention Program › Social Eats https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/preventnd/socialeats Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup This healthy recipe comes from NDSU Extension. Ingredients 1 large onion, diced 1 (12.5 oz.) can chicken breast or 2-3 ...

Select a quality potting mix for gardening success

Improve your indoor and outdoor container gardening success with a quality potting mix. This can be more difficult than it sounds since you can’t see or feel the product you are about to buy. Ask your gardening friends for recommendations and once at the garden center, check the package, and ...

Roof snow removal probably not necessary

This winter’s heavy snowfall has people wondering whether they need to remove snow from the roof of their house or agricultural building. “Most roofs are designed to handle the snow load of a typical winter,” North Dakota State University Extension agricultural engineer Ken Hellevang says. “Just because one roof has gone down doesn’t mean every roof in the area is in danger. The collapse may have been a case of poor workmanship or design, unusual amounts of snow or some other special circumstance.” Most house roofs in eastern and northern North Dakota should hold 30 to 40 ...