Neither the excretion of guaifenesin in milk nor its effect on breastfed infants have been studied. It is unlikely that with usual maternal doses amounts in breastmilk would harm the nursing infant, especially in infants over 2 months of age. Guaifenesin (also the active ingredient in Mucinex) hasn’t been specifically…
Guava is one of many fruits that do indeed ripen after they are picked. You can ripen off your guava fruit with paper bag or edible wax. Place the fruits you want to ripen in a paper bag and sealed. Then, keep the paper bag out of reach of children…
Guinea fowls are naturally dominant and will likely take over the coop by asserting themselves in any altercation. Guinea fowls are different from chickens, but the males will still fight with roosters, especially during mating season. This shouldn’t dissuade you from adding them to your flock. Utilizing their loud, alarm-like…
Will grass seed grow if I just throw it down? Probably not. Some seeds on the soil’s surface will sprout, but the germination rate will diminish, and you will not be left with ideal results. So grass seed will indeed grow if it is just thrown on the ground but…
Even if you are growing the lawn for the first time, there are several steps that you can take to ensure that the grass seeds come along nicely. If you want to grow grass on the lawn, you will have to put in the grass seeds. However, can grass seeds…
To plant grass seed on hard dirt, fix the hard dirt before planting the grass seed. No amount of TLC after planting will make up for poor soil prep. You need to get air and organic matter into the root zone soil before seeding the lawn. Enrich the soil, and…
Grasshoppers are a type of migratory insect that are capable of eating and destroying a lawn or garden. Thousands of grasshopper species live all over the world, and the best way to get rid of them is to prevent them, because adult insects are harder to kill in large numbers.…
The Earth’s gravitational field extends well into space it does not stop. However, it does weaken as one gets further from the center of the Earth. Your house would act only as a false sense of security, since when it comes to gravity size doesn’t matter. Gravity holds our planet’s…
For a mild pepper, pick the cayenne pepper as soon as the skin turns red and firm. As long as the pepper is firm, you can harvest it when it’s partially green. For a hotter spice, allow the pepper to ripen on the vine a little longer. It may be…
Onions can withstand frosts and moderate freezes, but you must shield them from hard freezes — that is, periods of at least four hours of temperatures below 25 degrees. They can survive temperatures as low as 20 degrees, but not for long. Onions are as hardy as they come. Frosts,…