INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Plan to plant your crocus bulbs when the ground is consistently below 60F (16C) in the fall. In North America, this is typically in September or October in the North, or in October or November in the South. Resources such as the Old Farmer's Almanac and the National Weather Service can help you pinpoint when the first hard frost is likely to come to your area. If desired, you can buy a soil thermometer online or at your local garden store. Purchase high-quality crocus bulbs from a reputable mail-order seed catalog, nursery, or local garden center. Bulbs purchased from non-garden specialty sources are more likely to be second-rate or not flower at all. Choose your favorite color of crocus to make your garden unique. While crocuses are often purple, there are actually many different varieties and shades. Consult a store associate to determine which variety of crocuses will best suit the aesthetics of your garden. Pick a location for your crocuses that gets full or partial sun. The ground in constant shade will be too cool for the bulbs to thrive. The dense shade on the north side of buildings is often a poor place to plant crocuses. Try the sunny east or west sides instead. Avoid planting locations where there is poor drainage or the ground is often soggy. This can cause your bulbs to rot instead of thriving. Test your soil to determine if the area you want to plant your crocuses drains well. Dig a hole 12 inches (30cm) to 18 inches (46cm) deep in the area you're considering planting your crocuses. Fill it with water. If the water drains from the hole in 10 minutes or less, you have good drainage. If the soil takes an hour or more to drain, the drainage is poor. It's difficult to change the natural drainage of the soil, as factors such as slope of the land and sun play a large role. Planting crocuses in pots outdoors can help you create a better drainage environment, if needed.

SUMMARY: Schedule planting in the fall 6-8 weeks before a hard frost is expected. Buy crocus bulbs from a garden center or nursery. Choose a planting location with at least 3-6 hours of direct sun. Select a planting location where the soil drains well.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Slowly lower your gaze until both of your eyes are focused on the tip of your nose. This may cause a bit of an eye strain, since you're probably not used to using your eye muscles this way. Though you won't be able to see it yourself, your eyes should now be crossed. But this is no fun so far -- since you're looking down, no one else can see that your eyes are crossed. If you really want to master eye crossing, then you should have a friend there to watch you do it, so you can make sure you're really doing it successfully. If you look up at your friend and the friend says, "Ew!" or makes a gross face, then chances are that yeah, you've successfully crossed your eyes. People say you can try taking a picture of yourself in the cross-eyed position to see if you've done it successfully, but that just takes way too much coordination.

SUMMARY: Focus both your eyes on the tip of your nose. Get help from a friend.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Perhaps the most important part of managing and cleaning your beard is to make sure it is shaped. To do this, you'll have to use a razor to maintain the lines, style, and design of your beard. Use a clean and sharp razor when shaping your beard. Wash your face and beard before shaping it. Make shaping a daily priority. For instance, use your razor to shave hair as it grows in. This way, you won't need to deal with the task of creating a balanced and symmetrical beard every week. Use scissors or a beard trimmer to trim your beard to a desired length. Ultimately, cleaning your beard will be much harder if it is untrimmed and unkempt. When trimming your beard, remember: If you decide to use a trimmer, try to get a cordless model so you can move it around better. Don't trim your beard when it's wet. After trimming, combing is essential to cleaning your beard. Not only does brushing beard hair improve its appearance, it also helps you to remove dead and loose hair. By removing dead and loose hair, you'll make sure your beard is cleaner and healthier. Use comb intended for beards. You can purchase this at just about any retailer. Comb your hair in the same direction.

SUMMARY: Shape your beard. Trim your beard. Comb your beard.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: It's normal to occasionally feel dizzy when you stand up, but if it occurs frequently or lasts longer than a few seconds, see your doctor. They will do a physical exam and take a medical history, check your blood pressure, and possibly do some lab tests or an ECG to try to figure out a cause. See your doctor right away if you become so dizzy upon standing that you pass out. Often, your regular doctor can figure out what is causing your orthostatic hypotension with a blood test. They can check your blood sample to see if there's a problem with your thyroid, adrenal gland, or nervous system, and to see if you're anemic. If you notice that you have symptoms of hypotension dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, confusion, blurry vision, weakness, or passing out start to keep a journal. Record what symptoms you experience and how long they last. Note what you were doing right beforehand and earlier that day, such as exercising or being in the sun. Take this record with you to your doctor's office. Some people get low pressure after they eat. Take note if your symptoms occur after a meal. It's normal to experience low blood pressure when you're pregnant because of the changes your body goes through to accommodate for the baby. Usually, your blood pressure will return to normal after you give birth. Talk to your doctor about it if your symptoms last longer than a few seconds or make you so dizzy you feel like you might faint or fall. Sometimes, postural hypotension can be a sign that something is wrong with how your heart is working. Valve problems, slow heart rate, heart failure, and a history of heart attack can all limit how well your heart works and cause low blood pressure when you stand up. Ask your doctor for a referral to a heart specialist, or cardiologist. Cardiologists can do special tests to check your heart valves and see how well your heart pumps blood.

SUMMARY:
Visit your doctor. Get a blood test done. Keep a diary of your symptoms. Recognize hypotension during pregnancy. See a cardiologist to check your heart health.