Home, Garden & Outdoor Living — real tips from the forest floor · Page 7
Winter leaves your pond looking like a dumpster and your pump working twice as hard. Here's exactly how to wake it back up without nuking your ecosystem or dropping $3K on a new pump.
Right now, while the soil's soft and wet, is the absolute best time to run drip lines and soaker hoses through your garden. I'll walk you through the whole setup—and show you how to cut your water bill in half come July.
Tired of guessing when to plant? This zone-by-zone spring vegetable planting calendar tells you exactly what goes in the ground this week—and what to wait on. No more crop losses to late frost.
You've got a weekend and about $150. That's all you need to build a raised garden bed that'll outlast most of your neighbors' landscaping decisions. Willy Squatch walks you through every hammer swing.
March is your window to remove winter damage and prevent falling branches before the next big storm. I'll walk you through exactly what to look for and when to cut.
March through April is when fungal diseases tear through Pacific Northwest lawns—and most homeowners don't notice until it's too late. Here's exactly how to identify, treat, and prevent dollar spot and snow mold before they spread.
Winter leaves your patio looking like something dragged it through the forest—which, fair point, sometimes I do. Here's how to pressure wash safely without blasting holes in your pavers or paint.
You've got about two weeks left in March to stop crabgrass from taking root in your driveway and patio—and I'm not exaggerating when I say waiting costs you money. Let me walk you through what to look for and exactly when to hit it.
Your gutters are probably clogged right now, and you don't even know it. A few hours of cleaning or a $300 guard install this March stops foundation settling, basement flooding, and fascia rot before the heavy April rains arrive.
