SKI Tips for July

Sweet nectar attracts not only hummingbirds, but also cardinals, thrushes, orioles, and finches.

As soon as possible after being bitten by a mosquito, moisten your skin and rub an aspirin right over the bite to reduce the itch.

Begin second planting in your vegetable garden.

Dandelions are among the most widespread and common edible plants. You can eat the leaves raw or cooked.

In the 18th century hemp (or marijuana) plants were grown for making paper.

The oldest American Almanac is “The Old Farmer’s Almanac”, written by Robert Thomas in 1792.

Continue to keep mower height at three inches.

Nose—the smell of a wine; aroma.

If you’ve lost a crown or a filling, apply a drop or two of oil of cloves to the tooth temporarily sedating the tooth’s nerve until you can get to the dentist.
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In 1777 bells rang all day in Philadelphia on July 4th. The city, where the Declaration of Independence was first read aloud, was also the city where the first July 4th celebration was held.