Category Archives: Home & Garden
Does Dormant Grass Grow Back After a Long Hot Summer Drought?
Yep, that’s what we had. A long, hot Summer drought. I am not sure if a drought was ever declared around these here parts, but a drought is what we had. I know that when there is hardly any water … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Bluegrass, brown grass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, early september, fertilize, fertilizer, heat, hurricane earl, lawn, long hot summer, Overseeding, plant, rain, Scotts, scotts turf builder, seed, Seeding, September, Spring, Summer, summer drought, temperature, turf, water
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How To Fix a Sagging Mattress
I think the majority of people who sleep on mattresses have the same problem. That’s right…a sagging mattress. Many people think the cure for what ails them is to purchase a new mattress. But what do you do when your … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, beach towels, firmness, mattress, mattresses, sagging mattress, sags, sleep, sleepys mattress, stomach
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Home Improvements Boosting Home Value?
I just read another brilliant article posted over at Yahoo!’s homepage. It was entitled, “8 DIY Projects To Add Value To Your Home By Labor Day.” The home improvement projects are to the effect of: change sinks and faucets, add … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Home & Garden
Tagged article, author, blog, cabinets, car, curtains, diy projects, economist, economists, family, faucets, Financial, financial crisis, home improvement projects, home improvements, home value, hyperinflation, inflation, labor day, land, Landscaping, market, money, reading, sinks, tree, wallet, Wiki, wikipedia, Yahoo
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Costco vs. BJ’s vs. Sam’s Club Wholesale Clubs
Oh here we go again. Yes folks, another post about which is better, Costco vs. BJ’s vs. Sam’s Club wholesale clubs. Let truth be told, we like them all. Each wholesale club offer a variety of foods in bulk, which … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Opinion
Tagged bj s wholesale club, costco, discount, egg, eggs, food, food shopping, frozen veggies, gas, gasoline, market, money, pickles, produce department, quality of life, road, rural areas, sam s club, seafood salad, shopping, strip malls, wholesale clubs
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Two New Cleveland Select Pear Trees
I guess August is the time to plant Cleveland Select Pear Trees. It seems to be a trend around these parts. I have no idea why…maybe it’s because the landscaping rush is just about over in the big box stores … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
Tagged Cleveland, cleveland select pear tree, compost, Crabapple, dry weather, Fall, front yard, hickory trees, Hillside, home depot, Landscaping, Leaves, lowe s, Maple, Maples, nursery area, peach, peach tree, peach trees, Pear, pear trees, Pictures, plant, root, roots, season, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Trees, trees and shrubs, trunks, water, weather
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Clear Choice Wood Pellets
Well, we had two pallets worth of Clear Choice wood pellets delivered a few days ago. These are softwood pellets. I wrote about the difference between softwood and hardwood wood pellets in a previous post. After talking to the pellet … Continue reading
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Tagged ash, pallet, pallets, pellet stove, softwood and hardwood, wood, wood pellets
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How To Stop Moles and Voles From Eating Your Holly Bushes
This is a real problem. Moles and Voles eating the roots of Holly bushes, that is. It’s infuriatingly maddening. It’s time, labor and money down the drain. I have read articles on the internet about people having big beautiful Holly … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, bush, bushes, dirt, fencing, ground, Holly, holly bush, holly bushes, hollys, lawn, mole, rabbit, rabbit cages, root, root system, root systems, roots, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Tunnel, tunnels, water
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Pretty Pink Flower Bud
I thought I would post this nice pink flower bud. I have no idea what it is, so I am asking the public for help. If you can identify this flower bud, please leave a comment. It belongs to a … Continue reading
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Tagged bud, bush, flower, flower bud, front yard, Pink, pink flower, rain
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Transplanting a Tree During Summer Months
I would say that my luck with transplanting is 50/50. I have more luck transplanting trees and shrub under certain conditions. I do okay if: – If I pull a tree (bare root) from some local woods – I transplant … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, compost, dirt, drought, early spring, heat, Maple, maple tree, Maples, March, month, Pine, Pines, plant, Planting, root, roots, Sapling, saplings, shrub, snow, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, transplant, Transplanting, transplanting trees, Trees, water, white pines, wind, Winter, wood, Woods
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