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You pull a beet expecting a fat, purple root, and instead you get something the size of a…

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Many North Carolina fences wear a green blanket of English ivy, and it looks harmless enough. But that…

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An overgrown ivy bed can look neat from the sidewalk while hiding damp leaves and clutter underneath. That…

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Waking up to a patch of torn-up turf is frustrating, especially when it looks like someone came back…

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The scraps you toss in the trash this fall could be the secret behind bigger, healthier tomatoes next…

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If your hydrangeas gave you more leaves than flowers this year, the reason may have started last fall.…

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