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Three ears of ornamental corn in varying colors, including red, purple, and cream, with husks attached at the top.

Tech

Gardener planted all-red corn, then 2 speckled ears sparked a genetics debate

A ripe orange pumpkin nestled among green leaves in a garden.

Food

Compost pile sprouts an accidental pumpkin patch, and gardener is forced to get creative

Two ladybugs mating on a green leaf with a blurred background.

Home

Ladybug larvae cover a gardener's plants in a welcome sign of chemical-free pest control

A vibrant pot overflowing with pink petunias near a house entrance.

Home

The flowers gardeners say can handle neglect, from petunias to marigolds

A colorful garden filled with a variety of blooming flowers beside a white fence and house wall.

Home

'Everything from seed': Budget flower garden bursts with snapdragons, zinnias, and sunflowers

A bag and box of Tigernut Root Cereal displayed on a countertop.

Business

Paying more for less, $5 cereal box ignites debate over oversized packaging

A hand holding a bag of colorful cleaning sponges near a kitchen sink with a visible stove grate.

Home

Produce mesh bags looked like clever pot scrubbers, until commenters flagged microplastics

Three bright red wineberries resting in an open palm.

Food

Ruby-red wineberries are ripening, and foragers say to eat the invasive fruit by the handful

A person is adjusting the fuel valve on a yellow small engine in a grassy outdoor setting.

Tech

Out of gas, generator owner wonders if a true gas-and-battery hybrid already exists

A sump pump system is installed next to a circular drainage pit in a concrete basement.

Home

Widowed homeowner can't reach her basement sump pump, and a battery backup may be a solution

A close-up of a colander filled with ripe figs in various shades of purple and green.

Food

California forager heads out for a morning walk, returns with 4.5 pounds of black mission figs

A generator positioned beside a house on a gravel bed, with a wooden border and nearby garbage bins.

Outdoors

Camper says 'quiet' generator sounds like a dirt bike: 'It was advertised as 60db'