View full sizeLearn about raising chickens in urban areas at a library talk.
CHICKENS AND VEGGIES: The Lee Road branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library offers the following classes on gardening and raising chickens. Both are at 7 p.m. , free and registration is required; call (216) 932-3600. The library is located at 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights.
Monday, March 24: Garden Planning by Plant Type. Learn how to grow plants in three plant families – alliums (garlic and onions), brassicales (cabbage, kale and collards) and solanales (tomatoes and peppers).
Monday, March 31: Backyard Chicken Keeping: A representative from the city of Cleveland Heights and Cleveland Heights residents who raise chickens discuss city regulations and tips.
EASTER DECOR: If you’re feeling crafty when thinking about Easter, now is the time to start making stuff. You’ll find instructions for making vases out of hollowed-out eggshells, kids’ crafts, DIY Easter baskets, centerpieces and more at this Martha Stewart web page.
TIMELY TIPS: The gardening experts at Fiskars, which makes lawn and garden tools, offer these tips for prepping for spring gardening:
1. Draw up a garden plan to be sure that you’re using your available space in the best way. Fiskars garden expert Dee Nash shares tips on how to get started with a simple garden plan.
2. Decide which seeds to start indoors and which seeds will be sown directly in the ground outdoors. Fiskars garden expert Robin Haglund helps identify which seeds to get growing and which to save for planting outside after the threat of frost.
3. Take inventory of tools and supplies, and make a list of what needs to be replaced or replenished.
TESTING SPEAKERS: Wireless speakers, which allow you to stream music into any room of the house, are gaining in popularity. Many Wi-Fi speaker systems can be linked together to work in a multichannel setup.
Consumer Reports recently evaluated the Play:1 speaker from Sonos, the SoundTouch 20 from Bose and Samsung’s Shape M7 on performance, functions and price. Here’s what the testers found.
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