Growing Lettuce

This worked well after many years of planting – it’s a simple, weed-free way to grow lettuce, spinach and even radishes. Take a 2 cubic feet bag of potting soil (Used Miracle Grow), rumple it around quite a bit to loosen the soil, poke quite a few holes in the back side for drainage. Then […]


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Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day (Canadian French: Jour de la Marmotte; Pennsylvania German: Grundsaudaag, Murmeltiertag) is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back […]


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Rain Fun Facts

Did you know that rain occurs on other planets? Or that Antarctica is the driest continent on Earth? Understand how rain works and why it so important to life here on Earth with our fun rain facts for kids. Rain falls from clouds in the sky in the form of water droplets, this is called […]


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Water Cycle Fun Facts

Sunshine: The sun shines on water in rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and oceans and makes the water warmer. This turns the water into vapor or steam. The water vapor leaves the lake or ocean or river and goes into the air, where it becomes a cloud. Evaporation: Evaporation is when the sun heats up water […]


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