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When starting seedlings, you have to carefully water them so that the seeds, which are fairly tiny, won't wash away.

If you don't have a watering pitcher, take a washed out milk plastic container and something sharp. Very carefully poke around 6 holes at the top of the container in front at the top level with the handle. Fill with water; cap it; and sprinkle the water over the seedlings.

We recently received this tip from a professional electrician who was recently at our home wiring lights and switches.

To extend the life of a CFL bulb, condition the bulb the VERY FIRST TIME YOU USE IT by leaving the bulb on for at least 20 minutes. This allows the ions in the gas to charge fully. This will "set" the bulb to come on at it's brightest each subsequent time, and it will operate more efficiently each time.

TVP is the name for "textured vegetable protein". It is dried chunks of soy bean. When re-hydrated with hot water, it almost doubles in volume. This can take the place of hamburger in many hot dishes, sloppy joes, chili, etc. It has the texture of ground beef but it is healthier. A small bag of it appears to be expensive, but once you re-hydrate it, it becomes cheaper per pound than hamburger, plus it is much more healthy. I have made sloppy joes and chili with it for over a year and my family still can't tell the difference.

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Most people can't tell the difference between cheap and expensive wines. That's according to a study conducted by the American Association of Wine Economists:

I just saw this great idea for a container garden by Suzanne Forsling for the Juneau Empire in her article How does your garden grow? She came up with a very clever and economical solution for gardening in a small, difficult environment by using rain gutters as planters.

Whether you've lost your job or are nervous about losing the one you have, it's nice to know there are a lot of great resources online to help you survive and get back on your feet.

The following sites make book and dvd swapping easy. For most, you just pay for shipping, so you can get newer titles for a fraction of retail prices. To use these sites you have to become a member, but currently membership is free.

This weekend (April 4th & 5th) you can visit select museums for free if you are a Bank of America costumer as part of their 'Museums on Us' Program. Just show your Bank of America ATM, credit or debit card to get free admission to over 70 museums in 18 states during the first weekend of every month.

Visit Bank of America's website to see if there are any participating museums near you.

The editors at PC World took a stab at coming up with their own list of 5 technology bargains for products you might need to buy during these difficult economic times but don't cost a fortune.

They picked out one product in each of the following 5 categories:
- a desktop computer
- a laptop computer
- an inkjet printer
- a digital camera
- an HD-enabled TV