Tips & Tricks for a Healthy Christmas Tree

1. Water, water, water

Making sure your tree has enough water is crucial. Always keep your tree stand filled. You want to have the water level covering your tree trunk always.

2. Cut a few inches off the bottom of your tree.

Before placing your Christmas tree into your tree stand, you first want to saw a few inches off of the bottom of your tree. Because when your Christmas tree is first cut down the pitch from the tree oozes out and seals the bottom of the tree not allowing it to absorb water. Cutting off a few inches of the bottom will open up the pores allowing your tree to absorb more water; which will keep it fresher and greener. 

3. Keep your tree away from heat

Any type of excessive heat is not good for your tree. Not only for the obvious reason, Christmas trees are very flammable, but also because heat will dry out your tree. Having your tree by a fire place, heating vent or using Christmas lights that create a lot of heat will dry out your tree. ( I suggest LED lights for the Christmas tree.)

4. The right tree stand

Make sure that you have the right size tree stand for your tree. Depending on the size of your tree stand should be able to hold at least 1 quart of water per inch of stem diameter. You also want to make sure that the opening of your tree stand is big enough for your tree trunk. You don't want to scratch, scrape, or damage your tree trunk in anyway. 

10 Facts about Pomegranates

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Pomegranates are one of my favorites for the Christmas time. Because the pomegranates growing season is September to December this fruit tends to be considered a Thanksgiving or Christmas treat. This is also the reason it has been given the nickname "The Jewel of Winter".

 Since the holidays are coming up and pomegranates are starting to pop up it the fruit sections at the grocery stores, I wanted to share with you some interesting facts about Pomegranates.

1. The name Pomegranate means apple with many seeds.

2. Pomegranates belong to the berry family.

3. Pomegranates are considered a super fruit. (A super fruit is "Any fruit supposed to confer remarkable health benefits". )

4. Pomegranates contain vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E.

5. Because pomegranates are full of antioxidants, eating or drinking pomegranate juice will help reduce plaque build up on your teeth.

6. Pomegranates can be stored up to two months in the refrigerator.

7. Pomegranate trees will only grow and produce fruit in a very dry climate. 
For the United States pomegranates usual growing season is 
September through December.

8. Pomegranates are originally from the middle east.

9. Many scholars believe that it was the pomegranate that tempted 
Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden rather than the apple. 

10. Pomegranate trees can grow for up to 200 years.