Home and Garden
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Warm-weather growth will soon be seenApr 15, 2018 6:00 am - The cold weather has delayed work in the garden this year. Finish cutting back perennials and cleaning up garden debris as weather permits. It is best to cut back peren...
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Be careful not to overwork the soil in your gardenApr 15, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I want to go out and till my soil, is it too early? A. Never till or work the soil when it is too wet. We've all tried this and regret it later. If wet soil is tilled...
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Squeeze the most out of small outdoor spacesApr 15, 2018 6:00 am - As herb and vegetable gardens, composting and other aspects of green living become more popular, many people with limited outdoor space are looking for ways to squeeze t...
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Discounted commissions are not a usual agreementApr 14, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I am going to take your advice and interview some agents about selling my house. How likely is it that they will negotiate how much they will charge in commission? Ar...
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Equity-affluent Americans have options for tapping into fundsApr 13, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans are awash in record amounts of equity in their homes, posing the question for millions: So what do we do with it? Leave it for a rainy day or reti...
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Inspector says remove padlock from electrical panelApr 13, 2018 6:00 am - Q. The people who are buying our house hired a home inspector. His report advised removing the padlock from our electrical panel. This seems like a pointless recommendat...
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Local Wild Ones to host annual Native Plant Sale May 5Apr 12, 2018 11:00 pm - The Northern Kane County Wild Ones will host its sixth annual native plant sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Hawthorne Hill Nature Center, 28 Brookside...
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Gardening's benefits jibe with today's emphasis on wellnessApr 12, 2018 6:00 am - Modern gardening isn't just about growing plants - it's part of a movement toward personal and family wellness that includes everything from diet and exercise to a clean...
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A practical and personal approach to paring downApr 12, 2018 6:00 am - There is a method, but no madness, to the type of minimalism espoused by Cary Telander Fortin and Kyle Louise Quilici. The organizing experts and authors of "New Minimal...
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Food historian offers interesting kernels about cornApr 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Looking back on it, Cynthia Clampitt said she's always had an interest in food. "It was one of those things that was a family culture. My grandmother graduated in 1912 f...