Jennifer Cardenas

This website is the passion project Jen Cardenas (Me!). I’ve been gardening for the past 20 years and my love of plants continues to “grow” (as does my love of puns). I specialize in edible fruits, vegetables and herbs. I love my raised beds and water collection system.

How do peppers pollinate?

Since each plant has perfect flowers, a single plant (or even a single flower) is capable of pollinating itself. Although pepper flowers are perfect, cross-pollination is still possible. Cross-pollination occurs when pollen from a flower on one pepper plant pollinates a flower on a different pepper plant. This of course begs the query “Do peppers …

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How thymeleaf works?

Thymeleaf is a Java library, template engine used to parse and render the data produced by the application to template files – thus providing transformation. It is just like HTML but is provided with more attributes for working with rendered data. It allows caching of the parsed data/file to increase efficiency while at production. Also, …

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Which thyme plant is best for cooking?

Culinary thyme varieties with the best flavor are narrow-leaf French, broadleaf English, lemon thyme and mother-of-thyme, recommends Master Gardener Joyce Schillen of the Oregon State University Extension Service’s Jackson County office. The plants have the best flavor just before their flowers open. Where is thyme grown? Though grown around the world, thyme is native to …

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Dosage unit?

CONTENT UNIFORMITY Select not less than 30 units , and proceed as follows for the dosage form designated. What is meant by the term’Dosage unit’? Dosage unit means the amount of a sterile preparation that would be administered to or taken by one patient at a time. Dosage unit means a quantity sufficient for one …

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Dosages synthroid?

For treating hypothyroidism that’s been diagnosed within the past few months, the typical starting Synthroid dosage is 1.6 mcg/kg , once per day. Your doctor may adjust your dosage during treatment if needed. One kilogram is equal to about 2.2 pounds (lb). I discovered synthroid is approved to treat secondary or tertiary hypothyroidism. The typical …

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Does mint oil repel mice?

Additional testing has revealed that peppermint oil loses its scent in freezing temperatures too, making it ineffective for repelling mice in seldom-used vehicles or storage units . Problems with Using Peppermint Oil for Mice As mentioned above, the scent may not last long and the effectiveness is somewhat inconclusive. Another frequent query is “Does Mint …

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What is a bergamot?

Bergamot is a plant that produces a type of citrus fruit. Oil taken from the peel of the fruit is used to make medicine. Some people treat a skin condition called psoriasis by applying bergamot oil directly to the skin and then shining long-wave ultraviolet (UV) light on the affected area. Moreover, what does a …

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Where is chamomile from?

Perhaps as a nod to its ancient origins, much of the commercially available chamomile originates in Egypt. But both chamomile varieties are known to be cultivated in other temperate climates around the world, including India, South America, South Africa and Australia. You could be thinking “What is chamomile?” Chamomile ( Matricaria recuit a) is a …

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