Category: Lawn & Garden
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How To – Winterizing Your Gasoline Power Tools
Its no secret that your Gas Powered tools are probably the most expensive tools you own so taking care of them will protect your investment for many years. You should read the directions for each tool and follow any different recommendations that the manufacture suggests but for the most part there are a few simple…
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How To – Repairing A Broken Patio Umbrella
Patio furniture can cost a little or as much as indoor furniture so when your umbrella breaks it kind of makes sitting outside on that expensive furniture in the hot sun uncomfortable. Unfortunately most of us will go through this experience but replacing an umbrella because 25 cents of cord broke really isn’t cost minded.…
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How To – Protecting Your Driveway With Asphalt Sealer
Asphalt Driveways are made to shrink and expand with weather conditions and this is one of the good things but as they do they can start to weaken and deteriorate from sunlight and from water and ice in the winter. There are a number of products to protect your driveway and the most common is…
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How To – Extending Gutter Downspouts Around Doorways
In this HowTo we will extend a downspout from our roof gutter under a concrete pad that is near the front doorway of our home. Managing rain runoff from your gutter system is important for many reasons. In the summer months when rainfall can be heavy you need to have the water diverted away from…
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How To – Grow Cucumbers
Cucumbers are one of the easiest crops for a home gardener to grow. With enough space, sunlight, water and food cucumbers will grow fast during the summer providing a variety of different uses. From Pickling to slicing up for salads there are a large variety of cucumbers that you can try in your garden. Although…