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This crop growing on John’s Island in Charleston are fava beans or broad beans. They are grown in small acreages in South Carolina.

Sometimes, we want to refresh our clothes and linens beyond just setting a normal washing machine cycle.

Keeping up with a family’s worth of laundry is a chore no matter what the season, but when kids head back to school and everyone’s calendar fills up with work, class, and nonstop activities, it becomes a mountain of mess.

What is causing this lawn to turn brown even though it has received over 5 inches of rain so far this month?

Ladybugs, or lady beetles, are insects in the beetle family. There are about 5,000 species of these tiny insects, and most of them are quite helpful. Although best known as a red insect with black spots, ladybugs come in a variety of colors, and some have stripes or no markings at all.

After tasting morel mushrooms foraged from the wild—or forking over big money to buy morels at your local farm market—you just might be wondering if you can grow morel mushrooms at home. The answer is yes! With patience, of course. Including the white Morchella rufobrunnea, the yellow Morchella americana, and the black Morchella angusticeps, there are many species of morels. In this article, I’ll share information about this unique mushroom and fill you in on how to grow morel mushrooms in your yard or garden. Of course, to succeed with mushroom cultivation in general—and when learning how to grow morel mushrooms, in particular—it helps

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There's no greater luxury than the feel of brand-new towels. Whether you upgraded from shrunk, outdated towels or wanted an aesthetic change, new towels always come with cozy plushness, and unfortunately, a lot of germs.

If a room is feeling off, there's a chance that if you look down, you'll pinpoint it. Outdated flooring options can make an entire space feel stale or unbalanced.

Self-cleaning ovens are designed to make life easier, eliminating the need for harsh cleaners and vigorous scrubbing. Just hit the self-clean mode and it’ll do the dirty job for you, right? Not necessarily. 

Cleaning the house makes you wish for a magic machine that can do it for you. And turns out, you have one right in your laundry room—the washing machine, of course.

New bed sheets are always a luxury we can't wait to sleep on. If you're like us, you can't wait to pull out your new sheets, make your bed, and get a good night's sleep (once you've narrowed down your favorite bed sheet type, of course).

Scraping off greasy grime and burnt residue from an oven is no joke—it takes hours and requires some serious elbow grease. But, it doesn’t have to be this way as long as you stick to a regular cleaning schedule.

What Is a Flowering Flush? All About Plant Bloom Cycles

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What is this red-eyed creature found crawling up a pine tree?

Towels are a household item that certainly get plenty of use each and every day, and with that, you may be wondering if it's time to replace your set of go-tos.

Derived from the seeds of Azadirachta indica, neem oil can be beneficial in a lot of ways to keep the trees safe from various pests and diseases issues, which can ultimately help it flower and fruit better. 

What caused this small, toothpick-like mass of sawdust to protrude from the trunk of this stressed peach tree?

Why is it important to learn how garden flowers are grouped or classified?

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Do note that there are no pure black lotus flowers – they have more of a deep purple hue. Nelumbo ‘Momo Botan,’ Nelumbo ‘Empress,’ and Nelumbo ‘Purple Joy’ are some of the most popular deep purple-black examples. Sometimes, people also refer to black Hellebores as black lotus.

Snake Plant Tattoos are definitely unique – not because of their meanings but because of their rarity. We’ve got the best ones you can copy and will show you what they truly represent.

Why Leaves Change Color in the Fall

Can you believe it’s been over six years since Jim and I cycled along the Rhine from Mainz to Cologne? Why, we were practically children.