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'One of the best things I've done': Homeowner tears out lawn for native plants, and pollinators win
58+ min ago (395+ words) Traditional lawns can be expensive and time-consuming to maintain. A homeowner's simple yard project evolved into "one of the best things I've done" after she prioritized adding native plants to her lawn. While the project represented a relatively small change,…...
Homeowner asks what's in the yard, and a gardener starts naming invasive shrubs one by one
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (348+ words) Invasive plants often show up disguised as harmless landscaping. A simple walk through a yard turned into a rapid-fire inventory of invasive plants. In a Tik Tok by Jess the Garden Coach (@youcandoitgardening), she assesses a yard by naming all…...
Venomous coral snake was eating what looked like another snake, but the prey was no snake at all
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (359+ words) Caecilians are rarely seen because many spend much of their lives underground. Users eventually concluded that only one of the animals was actually a snake: the predator was a banded coral snake, while the prey was a caecilian, a limbless…...
These modern heat pump HVACs can be installed in just an hour
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (474+ words) A startup is betting that one of the biggest barriers to home electrification is not interest, but installation and upfront costs." Merino Energy has a redesigned room-by-room heat pump unit that can be installed in under an hour and costs…...
Rescuer carefully frees yellow-bellied racer from glue trap, warns they are 'the bane of my existence"
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (360+ words) The longer they struggle, the greater the risk of injury, stress, and exhaustion. A Tik Tok video from a wildlife rescuer is spotlighting the harm glue traps can cause after a yellow-bellied racer snake was found stuck to one of…...
'Almost the size of my head': Gardener moved every worm they found into onion patch and were shocked by the results
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (449+ words) "I'm talking thousands of worms over the last 6 months." A community garden in Northern California produced an impressive onion harvest after its gardener spent months relocating every worm they found while weeding and tending to other plots into the onion…...
From $700 to nearly $0: Homeowner shares how solar transformed his power bills
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (569+ words) No matter how you feel about it, there's no denying that solar gives a home free electricity from the sun. When Devin Ross electrified his San Diego home, his power bill climbed to as much as $700 a month. After he…...
Florida homeowner lifts a heavier pothos, then a cottonmouth rolls out across her foot
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (316+ words) "The Ron Swanson of snakes." A northeast Florida homeowner found an unexpected guest inside a potted pothos when she went to move it: a large cottonmouth was hidden in the planter. After sliding over her foot, the snake lingered briefly…...
Gardener says most 'organic' gardens still harm pollinators " and names the products to skip
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (368+ words) "Don't spray neem oil on flowers, especially when bees are working." A Tik Tok creator says home gardeners often treat "organic" as if it automatically means pollinator-safe, even though that's not always true for bees and other beneficial insects. In…...
Baby copperhead writhes in the grass before viewers realize it is swallowing a bumblebee
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (396+ words) "Hershey kisses, rarely misses." Reddit viewers were captivated by a video of a very small copperhead twisting through the grass. As they watched, it became clear the juvenile snake was likely trying to swallow a bumblebee. The clip was shared…...