Home and Garden
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After you harvest these common crops, there's one last stepOct 18, 2016 6:00 am - The word "cure" can be confusing when applied to vegetables. It's not about the resolution of maladies but rather their prevention. Like the ecclesiastical "curate" or t...
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Winemakers porcelain is Capodimonte styleOct 16, 2016 6:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a photo of a porcelain figural group my mother passed down to me. It has been in the family for years. On the side of the piece there is a crown above...
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Don't touch that shrub!Oct 16, 2016 6:01 am - Q. Is fall a good time to prune and fertilize shrubs? Are there any shrubs I should not prune in fall? A. So what should you prune this fall? Basically, the general rule...
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Broken track lights in need of repairOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - I am on a super limited budget. My furniture, carpets and lighting is so awful in my front room that I'm embarrassed to let anybody come over. I have a new grandson who ...
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Thirty days to a new homeOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - It's always exciting to come home and find some new project that makes you fall in love with your home all over again. Neater than most divorces and packing and unpackin...
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Make bathroom upkeep easy for the futureOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Our tiny master bathroom is 23 years old. My husband and I still love it. The only problem is the surfaces never look 100-percent clean and shiny when we clean the bathr...
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Be mindful when planting, pulling and drying garlicOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Garlic, a member of the onion family, has been used as a traditional medicine and to add flavor to food for thousands of years. It is native to central Asia, but is very...
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CAUTION! New doors needed ASAPOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Our doors are white and decorated carefully to reflect our personalities. My daughter's door is neatly decorated with a monogram "G" crafted from colorful, fuzzy pompons...
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Tips for autumn planting of your flowering bulbsOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Most bulbs should be planted after a hard frost (mid- to late October) but before the ground freezes. Fall-flowering bulbs such as autumn crocus (Colchicum) should have ...
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Why does blue food turn some people green?Oct 16, 2016 6:00 am - My mother, always very clear in her preferences, did not like blue food. I could understand that feeling. Wasn't there something weird about the bright blue Popsicles of...