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Learn how to save heirloom tomato seeds. Simple instructions and gorgeous photos.

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Be prepared for a natural disaster at home with these tips. Learn how to make a disaster kit.

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Beat the summer heat with these cheap home cooling tricks.

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Achoo! I’m waging a war on the dust bunny and I want you to win the money battle in the dust game. Since I’m allergic to paying for Swiffer Sweeper refills and I break out in hives at the cost of replacement Swiffer Duster thingers, I’ve hacked a better way for cleaning my home.
Getting us [...]

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There are countless ways to go to pot. Since I’ve already taken a few pot shots, discussed pots of money, shown you how to sweeten the pot, thrown you into the pot, and given you ideas for a pot luck, I guess it’s time to go to pot with container gardening. But please, if you [...]

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Want to know a dirty little secret? It’s kind of filthy, promise. I’ve been busy building raised garden beds and giving a green thumbs up to square foot gardening. Square foot gardening is a growing (smirk) movement where budding gardeners build boxes that hold soil and grow vegetables above ground.
Growing up in an urban city [...]

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If you grow it, you have to mow it. There’s no doubt that growing grass and maintaining your lawn can be costly. Routine lawn care activities like mowing, watering, and fertilizing can add up to hundreds spent each year just making your outdoor space greener – and this doesn’t include planting grass seed or laying [...]

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