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Swedish woman gave a kitten found in a paper bag a life of flights, hikes, and beaches
19+ min ago (412+ words) Years later, Pauline decided she wanted to adopt a cat with special needs. Lava, a kitten once left in a paper bag in the woods, now spends her days flying to new destinations, walking along beaches, and hiking up mountains....
Northeast Florida HOA fees are climbing, but what homeowners pay varies sharply by county
29+ min ago (505+ words) Monthly HOA charges are taking up more room in the cost of owning a home across the country, and buyers in Northeast Florida are dealing with that pressure too. How much that adds to a monthly budget depends a lot…...
Wisconsin homeowners used to balk at $50,000 off-grid solar, then battery prices fell
59+ min ago (529+ words) Solar-plus-storage is becoming less of a luxury and more of a resilience tool. The high cost of a fully off-grid solar setup long kept many Wisconsin homeowners from moving past the idea stage. Although federal funding for home solar projects…...
Gardener trains zucchini up a post and frees up space while cutting pest and disease issues
39+ min ago (550+ words) "In the heat of the summer I grow lettuce & cilantro in the shade from the huge leaves." Zucchini plants are famous for taking over a garden bed in a hurry, but a simple staking trick from Gary Pilarchik of The…...
Rats kept eating her tomatoes before they ripened, so she started ripening them indoors
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (578+ words) "They emit ethylene gas, which ripens them on their own." There are few gardening disappointments more frustrating than losing tomatoes just before they are ready to pick. One content creator says home growers can outsmart hungry rats with a simple…...
Florida homeowner covered a front yard with cardboard to build a native pollinator garden
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (482+ words) One Florida homeowner's front-yard makeover shows how radically a lawn can change — and it all started with cardboard. Instead of continuing to manage a sparse, demanding patch of grass, the homeowner remade the area as a native pollinator garden built…...
3-year-old in California ran to grab an Amazon package, then a rattlesnake struck from beneath it
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (537+ words) "Her spirits are high, her demeanor is great, but she keeps asking why she was bitten by a snake." A delivery in a Santa Clarita yard led to a family emergency after a 3-year-old girl was bitten by a rattlesnake…...
Gardener shares 4 vertical tricks that make growing zucchini, melons, and pumpkins in a small space possible
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (401+ words) Getting fruit and foliage off the soil can also change plant health. If growing squash in your small backyard seems like too big of a feat, a gardening expert has some great tips for you. With a few simple supports,…...
Virginia data center planned less than 100 feet from homes sparks protest, legal push
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (389+ words) A proposed electrical substation has emerged as one of the biggest points of conflict. Site plans for a proposed data center campus near Alexandria have sparked intense opposition, in part because two of the facilities would be built less than…...
From a landfill in Germany, invasive whip snakes are spreading, and an expert has caught 300
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (474+ words) "There are almost no lizards left on the landfill site." In southwestern Germany, a landfill has become home to what appears to be an expanding population of invasive green-and-yellow whip snakes. One expert has already removed more than 300 of the…...