Here’s the deal: we’re always open to suggestions for repurposing our massive collection of Amazon cardboard boxes. And if you have any advice to enhance our gardening skills, we’re all ears. One unique hack combines the best of both worlds,…
Few things are more summery than a salad of cool, refreshing cucumber slices. The dish tastes even when you grow the crispiest cucumbers. As the sunny season draws to a close, some of those cucumbers, left forgotten on the vine,…
Skunks, with their distinctive black coat, double white stripes, and notorious reputation for spraying a pungent odor, aren’t the ideal guests you want lurking around your yard or garden. While these creatures are generally docile, they can become a nuisance…
The last guest you want to attend your Sunday barbecue is a wasp. Your friends and family won’t be able to kick back and relax if a hoard of aggressive wasps are buzzing around, trying to land on their food.…
According to a study published in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology, having and interacting with plants inside our homes could have a positive impact on both physiological and psychological stress levels. Add on the fact that engaging in DIY activities…
The thought of any spider infestation in your home is an unwelcome one, but the presence of brown recluse spiders is particularly worrying. With highly toxic, necrotic venom (meaning it kills living tissue in its localized area), the brown recluse…
Growing your own produce can not only save you money but also allow you to have a better understanding of what’s going into the food you eat. Peas are a great crop to grow in cooler climates since they are able…
In the delicate dance of maintaining a thriving garden, slugs emerge as uninvited guests, wreaking havoc on the lush greenery we work so hard to cultivate. These seemingly innocuous creatures, members of the gastropod mollusk family, possess a voracious appetite…
What if, this fall, you didn’t have to think about raking leaves, piling up branches, and lugging all of the dead plant material out of your garden to the compost bin? If you want to attract more pollinators to your…
Spider plants are one of the most common species chosen as houseplants. They’re members of the lily family known for producing long tendrils (like spider legs!) that spill gracefully over their pots. They’re also excellent air purifiers that thrive in acidic…