Yahoo Life Archives | Page 13 of 2035 | The Cool Down

A patch of soil and vegetation covered with leaves and debris next to a wooden board.

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White, wormy compost pile sparks alarm, but gardeners say the bigger risk is its location

A woman works on sanding wooden furniture while a finished table with a potted plant is displayed.

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YouTube flipper turns curbside furniture into $650, shares what makes a piece worth saving

Rescue dog Petey vocalizing in the car next to his owner.

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Rescue dog Petey finds his voice, and he's making up for all the silence

A person rinsing and preparing vegetables.

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Family's preserving 'marathon' turns garden haul into spaghetti sauce, pie filling, and ramen

A senior corgi mix walking after losing weight.

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Senior dog once likened to a capybara drops 16 pounds, moves with ease

A butterfly pea flower being steeped to make electric-blue tea.

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Butterfly pea offers electric-blue blooms, herbal tea, and a lemon-triggered color change

A gardener examining a strawberry plant.

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Those long strawberry stems can turn into free plants every year — here's when to snip

A person on a ladder works on the exterior of a modern wooden house surrounded by grass and trees.

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Self-taught builder turns $57,000 off-grid tiny home into free guide for newcomers

Water flows over the edge of a roof during a heavy rain.

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Can you drink rainwater collected from a coated metal roof? Homesteaders say, 'I wouldn't risk it'

An aquaponics system featuring fish swimming in water, a water pump, and various leafy plants growing in planters.

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Arizona aquaponics systems grow food with 90% less water, even through summer heat

Fig fruits on a tree, a potted fig tree, and a person holding a sliced fig showing its interior.

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Renters and beginners can grow figs in one container, and still harvest plenty

Sugar apples growing in a tree.

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Home gardener says sugar apple can bear fruit in 2 years, and ripen into a custardy treat