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Gardener reveals ‘lazy’ hack for fighting off pesky invasive weeds.
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It's not a revelation. Ruth Stout promoted this method many years ago, but Yahoo News reports, "Gardening can be pretty high maintenance, but one TikToker shared her favorite gardening hack to cut down on your to-do list. Apparently, it all comes down to mulching."
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Scientists have developed a radical new solution to seek and destroy invasive spotted lanternflies.
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"The TartanPest [robot] is a promising tool in the war against the spotted lanternfly. Using machine learning, the TartanPest can identify spotted lanternfly nests and remove them before they can do the environment harm."
Discover the vine that took over the South
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Media station 103 GBF reported on kudzu, the vine that ate the South. "This pest plant is called Kudzu. Pronounced (Kud-zoo) It grows rapidly over anything in its path..."
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Wild plants that grow underwater, mercilessly discarded, are “super expensive, super rare” in foreign countries because of unexpected uses.
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An article published in Compass Travel Vietnam caught us by surprise. Of all things, water hyacinth fetches a high price in some places. Mucho dinero has been spent trying to eradicate it. But what if we just ate the weeds?
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Piranha Fish Caught In North Carolina Waters
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Piranha fish has been found in North Carolina. It's commonly known as the piranha fish. They're known for their razor-sharp teeth and vicious attacks. Being warm-water creatures, one wouldn't expect to find them in North Carolina, but surprise, surprise, surprise!
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