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10 Grasses for Your Yard

10 Grasses for Your Yard

Choosing and maintaining a lawn can be a little like falling in love. Compatibility is key, and it's easy to get seduced by a lush, green grass. But that expanse of grass may be a little more high-maintenance than you bargained for.

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10 Pool Maintenance Tips

10 Pool Maintenance Tips

Keeping your pool sparkling clean doesn't have to be as cumbersome as you might think. The secret to pristine pool health is regular, routine care. These 10 maintenance tips will keep your pool in tip-top shape.

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10 Types of Soil and When to Use Each

10 Types of Soil and When to Use Each

Are your lilies lackluster? Your daffodils a disaster? If you water your plants and ensure that they get enough sunlight, your garden's soil could be to blame. There's a lot more to dirt than you might think.

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Does fertilizer help or hurt my lawn?

Does fertilizer help or hurt my lawn?

Is too much of a good thing a bad thing? When it comes to fertilizing your lawn, yes. So what does the damage? And how can you make splendor from your grass?

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Fact or Fiction: Composting

Fact or Fiction: Composting

The average American household throws away 470 pounds of food waste every year. Sure, composting is the responsible thing to do, but isn't it complicated and involve a lot of hard labor? Doesn't it stink up your yard? Take our quiz and find out.

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How Bug Zappers Work

How Bug Zappers Work

Patented in 1934, this electrically-charged invention has made a big difference for modern day picnic-goers. But in recent years it's come under scrutiny, as scientists began to question its effectiveness.

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How Composting Works

How Composting Works

Americans generate over 200 million tons of trash each year: Trash may be the most abundant product of our lives. Want to put some of it to work? Composting creates a natural fertilizer and saves landfill space. Find out how you can help the environm

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How Gas Lanterns Work

How Gas Lanterns Work

Whether you're out camping or in the midst of a power outage, gas lanterns are handy devices. Did you know they're radioactive? Find out how these lanterns produce light.

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How Grass Works

How Grass Works

They say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Why is that? Do you want a lawn that looks like a pristinely manicured golf course, a plush green carpet surrounding your house? Learn how to take your lawn from wilting mess to suburban Eden.

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How Irrigation Works

How Irrigation Works

Whether you're growing prize roses for a state fair or planting cucumbers and potatoes for the table, you want those plants to thrive. Find out how irrigation systems can help keep our gardens lush and beautiful.

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How Mosquito Magnets Work

How Mosquito Magnets Work

There are different ways to control mosquitoes, but what if you wanted to get rid of mosquitoes for good? You would need to devise the world's best mosquito trap. Learn about how the Mosquito Magnet' works.

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How Oscillating Sprinklers Work

How Oscillating Sprinklers Work

Every year, there comes a time to pull out the oscillating sprinklers. Ever wonder just what makes an oscillating sprinkler oscillate? Find out!

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How Solar Yard Lights Work

How Solar Yard Lights Work

If you've ever thought about lighting your yard or walkway, solar is the easiest way to go -- no wires! Learn how solar yard lights gather power during the day so they light up at night.

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How Swimming Pools Work

How Swimming Pools Work

Think a swimming pool is just a big hole in the ground? Think again -- there's a whole lot of technology and chemistry that goes into building and maintaining a pool. Check it out.

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How to Mow Your Lawn

How to Mow Your Lawn

What was once your manicured front yard is now an unruly jungle, home to various creatures and an eyesore for neighbors. The time has come to mow the lawn.

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How Traveling Sprinklers Work

How Traveling Sprinklers Work

Oscillating sprinklers are great for watering a square area. But what if your lawn has curves? Traveling sprinklers spray the water exactly where you want it. Find out how they travel around your yard so you don't have to.

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How Vermicomposting Works

How Vermicomposting Works

Is vermicomposting an underground movement? Are people relying on little soil angels to provide the black gold they're searching for? Hey, if it doesn't work out, you can always use the worms for bait on your next fishing trip.

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The Ultimate Weeds Quiz

The Ultimate Weeds Quiz

For many gardeners, fighting weeds can seem like a never-ending struggle. How much do you know about these leafy green nuisances and how to keep them out of your garden?

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Ultimate Pest Control Quiz

Ultimate Pest Control Quiz

All of us have to deal with pest control at some point -- whether it's ants in the kitchen, aphids in the garden or roaches in the bathroom. But you don't have to go all toxic on the little buggers -- there are kinder, gentler ways to eradicate them.

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What is fertilizer and why do plants need it?

What is fertilizer and why do plants need it?

What is fertilizer and why do plants need it? What do the three numbers on most bags of fertilizer mean?

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