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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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- Tags: gardening, how-to, invasive species, landscape maintenance, sustainability, vegetable gardening, weeds
Will your fruit fly infestations become a thing of the past?
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Phys.org reports, "Mediterranean fruit flies, an agricultural pest, have been modified in a lab experiment so more males are born than females, reducing their numbers.
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Gardener shares simple hack for using aspirin to improve plant health.
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Yahoo News reported, "Asprin (sic) is a valuable tool in improving a plant’s immune system because the pharmaceutical contains acetylsalicylic acid, which is chemically similar to the salicylic acid naturally found in plants. Plants release this compound to protect themselves from pathogens, so applying the diluted aspirin to the plant is a way to boost its immune response.
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Scientists have developed a radical new solution to seek and destroy invasive spotted lanternflies.
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More US cities and towns are slapping limits — or even bans — on gas-powered garden tools to fight pollution and noise
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Business Insider reports, "More municipalities are looking to place limits or even bans on some gas-powered garden tools. Outsized pollution and noise from devices like gas-powered leaf blowers are driving the efforts."