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Skunks in your yard? Banish them with this unusual item — and it's not coffee grounds
By Cynthia Lawrence Published
Ditch the coffee grounds — this is the secret scent that instantly repels skunks in your yard.

Your iPhone Messages app has a real-time translation feature — here's how to use it
By Kaycee Hill Published
Learn how to enable real-time translations in Messages, including which devices support it and how to activate the feature.

The 3 kitchen scraps I never throw away if I want sweet, ripe tomatoes
By Alice Carroll Published
Boost your tomato harvest for free using eggshells, banana peels, and coffee grounds to prevent rot, accelerate ripening, and fuel healthier plant growth.

Ants taking over your raised beds? I asked the experts how to get rid of them quickly
By Cynthia Lawrence Published
Help, my soil is infested — I asked the experts how to get rid of ants in my raised beds!

This ‘gimmicky’ Shark cleaning tool has now become my go-to gardening essential — here’s why
By Cynthia Lawrence Published
Ditch your leaf blower — the Shark BlastBoss is the only gardening tool I reach for now. Here’s how I use it.

I’ve been using my iPhone as a real-life Pokédex to scan every bug in my garden this summer
By Kaycee Hill Published
Turn your iPhone into a pocket nature scanner. Here is how to find the hidden camera roll shortcut to instantly identify the what's living in your garden.

5 mistakes you're making that turn your yard into a mosquito breeding ground
By Kaycee Hill Published
Stop inviting mosquitoes to your patio: The simple backyard changes you need to make.

I can't wait to scare the crap out of the neighborhood kids with Home Depot's new 12-foot skeleton — it can now move and talk!
By Mike Prospero Published
Home Depot's iconic 12-foot Skelly now has an app that lets it move and talk.
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