How to fix a wooden door that sticks in the winter
Before you touch a plane, work out why it is sticking. Half the doors I have been called to fix did not need any wood removed at all.
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How to cut your grass in high heat without killing it
In July and August down here, mowing wrong will do more damage to a lawn than not mowing at all.
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Why zone 7a spring weather is so frustrating for gardeners
Zone 7a tells you one thing: the average annual minimum temperature is somewhere between zero and five degrees Fahrenheit. That is all it tells you, and it is not the number that…
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Stocking a winter pantry when you cannot get to the store
Winter here lasts until May and there are weeks when the roads are not worth attempting. A pantry is not prepping, it is ordinary sense in a place with weather.
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Keeping your garden alive during a dry August
August here is not the hottest month by much and it is the hardest, because the plants have been working since April and the ground has been drying since June.
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How to keep your kitchen warm when it is freezing outside
A kitchen is usually the coldest room in an old house, and there are reasons for that which have nothing to do with the heating system.
