The recent heat wave has people sweltering and gardens swooning. Watering is typically a relaxing task but in this type of weather it becomes a critical, demanding chore as plants can literally thirst to death in a couple days. Annuals and veggies are the first to dry up and die. (Our farmer friends, Chad and Danika, in Michigan are clearly sunburned from spending numerous hours every day&hellip

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Location: Minnesota

I Hate Spiders!

Thinking about the insects in my home just makes my skin crawl! Spiders are just too nasty AND they attract the even grosser centipede who eats spiders. And I know they’re both here because I’ve met them in the basement. True story . .. I was in the shower, minding my own business, only to look down and find a centipede at my feet. I have never&hellip

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