Problem: Article: Before you get started, make sure the wall you're finishing has already been taped and sanded, and any seams have been touched up with a base coat. That way, all you'll have to worry about is spreading the plaster, which will require your full attention. Plaster is best applied to wood or metal lath, or bare walls stripped of paint and wallpaper. If the wall has semi-gloss or gloss paint on it, you should prime it before adding plaster. Use plastic sheeting and painter's tape to cover areas you don't want plastered. Working with plaster can get pretty messy. To safeguard your surroundings and avoid an extensive cleanup process later on, it's a good idea to lay down a drop cloth or tarp. Make sure you have all the tools and equipment you need on hand to avoid wasting valuable time searching later on. Consider putting on a change of old clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. It can also help to wear a respirator and eye protection, if you're sensitive to dust. It's best to mix plaster outdoors to minimize cleaning up the splatter from the mixing paddle. The exact size of the bucket you'll need will depend on the amount of plaster you're preparing. In most cases, however, a 5 or 7 gallon (18.9 or 26.5L) bucket will be ideal. If you're using a smaller bucket, you may have to work in batches. Keep in mind that plaster expands, so it's better to have a couple more gallons (around 7 L) worth of room than you need just to be on the safe side. Hose out the bucket to flush away sediment and other residue if you've previously used it for other projects. Add 12 gallons (3.87.6L) (3.8-7.6L) of room-temperature water. It's essential that you add the plaster to the water, not the other way around. This will help prevent troublesome lumps and give you more control over how thick the mixture turns out. If the water is too cold, it can make the plaster harder to mix. If it's too warm, it may cause it to set prematurely. Scoop out a small amount of plaster from the bag using a plastic cup and dump it in the bucket. Generally, you'll want to use approximately a 1:1 ratio of plaster to waterin other words, half and half. However, you should add only about half of the plaster at this point as more will be added later. Try not to take more than a couple minutes to sift the plaster, or it will begin to set. The plaster will need to soak for 2-3 minutes before you begin mixing.
Summary: Prepare the wall for plastering. Protect your work area. Set a large bucket outdoors to do your mixing in. Fill the bucket with clean water. Add plaster to the water gradually.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Serving size refers to how much of an item you are intended to eat in a single meal. Every number listed beneath "total fat" is calculated based on the amount contained in a single serving. So if the saturated fat on a label is listed at 6 grams but the number of servings is listed as 3, it means that there are a total of 18 grams of saturated fat in the container. Serving sizes are paired with the metric amount for each serving. This is helpful if you're trying to figure out how healthy a serving will be compared to how filling it is probably going to be. Knowing the servings per container is essential to understanding the rest of the numbers on a food label. When a label lists percentages for fat, cholesterol, sodium, or protein, they're referring to the percentage in a single individual serving. So if a jar of salsa has 10% of your daily serving of sodium but there are 20 servings in the jar, then the entire jar contains 200% of your daily recommended sodium intake. Knowing how you're going to use a food item is going to inform how you interpret the daily values. For example, if you're going to use an entire can of pinto beans in a chili recipe, and you know that there are 4 servings in the can but you're feeding 2 people, multiply each daily value by 4 and then divide by 2 to figure out how much fat, sodium, or cholesterol each person is going to consume. Using the serving size to interpret daily values is important because most people don't measure out specific servings when eating; knowing how much fat or sodium is in an entire package is easier to conceptualize for a lot of people.

SUMMARY: Find the serving size at the top of the label. Take the servings per container into account when reading daily values. Use the serving size and number of servings to calculate how to modify the daily values.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you grow cucumbers from seed, start them inside. When cucumbers are first sprouting, they are more likely to be permanently damaged by these beetles. Starting them inside helps them get large enough to be more resilient against these pests. Intercropping is the practice of planting different kinds of plants together instead of keeping them in separate groups. When planted with crops like corn and broccoli, cucumbers aren't as attractive to the beetles. Plant the cucumbers in rows with corn and broccoli, planting cucumber every third plant. You can also add corn and broccoli between rows of cucumber. Make sure you're still leaving enough space for each plant to grow. Other plants you can try include radish, buckwheat, and sweet clover. Beetles tend to stay at the edges of the garden. If you plant something else they like better there, they will stick to it instead of destroying your main cucumbers. Basically, you're sacrificing the plant near the exterior to save your cucumber plants, which is called using a trap plant. You can also treat the trap plant with insecticides to help rid your garden of the beetles. You can also plant other varieties of winter squashes in the Cucurbita maxima family, such as turban squash. Zucchini are also tasty to these beetles. Straw mulch provides a physical barrier to the beetles, though it won't keep them out completely. However, wolf spiders like to hide in the straw, and they will eat the beetles as they pass through. Sprinkle the mulch in a layer that's about 1-inch (2.5-cm) thick around the young plants, leaving 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6cm) around the plant on all sides. Plastic mulches may also discourage beetles. Moving your cucumbers to a new spot next year will help discourage beetles a little. If there is a barrier such as a hedge in between, even better. However, beetles will eventually find the new spot.
Summary:
Transplant cucumber plants into the ground instead of planting seeds. Plant cucumbers with corn and broccoli to discourage the beetles. Plant a buttercup or Blue Hubbard squash near the edge of the crop. Apply straw mulch to discourage the beetles and encourage spiders. Change the position of your cucumbers from year to year.