Studies from a few years ago showed that glyphosate, a chemical found in Roundup and other commercial herbicides, can significantly increase the risk of certain cancers. Although the chemical has since been removed from the …
Written by: Lauren
House centipedes (Scutigera coleoptrata) can be found invading homes around the globe. But should you break out the flyswatter or should you simply let them die another day? The common house centipede. Just the Facts …
Written by: Lauren
KEEN Utility recently sent two distinctly different pairs of work boots to this branch of Home Fixated. Given that one of the pairs was a women’s work boot and in my wife’s size, I thought …
Written by: Stephen
If you’re looking for a plant that you can just drop in the ground in the late fall and forget about for the rest of the winter, bulbs are definitely the way to go. After …
Written by: Lauren
Got a spindly lemon tree that is sagging under the weight of its fruit? Or a cluster of zinnias that won’t stay upright because the summer heat is just too much for it to handle? …
Written by: Lauren
So you went on vacation and have come back to find that your garden was wrecked. Or perhaps an opportunist horde of weeds ran rampant through your yard while you were struggling with the flu. Maybe …
Written by: Lauren
Some herb gardens require a lot of explanation, especially those of an illegal sort, but there are definitely some underrated members of the plant kingdom that just don’t have the star power of rosemary, thyme, and …
Written by: Lauren
By the time you read this in most portions of America, the heat will have broken and the summer will have finally ended. For some people the turn of the seasons comes as a pleasant …
Written by: Lauren
Any gardener worth their weight in top-quality potting soil knows that you don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to be a master of the craft. The only things you truly need are plants, somewhere to put them, and …
Written by: Lauren
Lucky for us, we’ve been snuggly warm indoors this winter. Through our window though, we’ve watched little birds perched in our crab apple trees. They sit all fluffed up trying to keep warm and nourished …
Written by: Amy