Author: Jerry Baker

These days, ticks aren’t just a minor annoyance. They can carry Lyme disease, a potentially dangerous ailment. So what do…

Ready to start a new lawn from seed? Time your sow-to-grow day just before your chosen grass type’s season kicks…

If Grandma Putt had been around when throwaway fabric-softener sheets hit the stores, she’d have had a fit—what a waste…

When you’re looking for relief from sunburn pain, garlic probably isn’t the first remedy that springs to mind—but it sure…

Take a powder—athlete’s foot powder, that is. This odiferous health-care product can fend off much more than the foul fungi…

Have you ever noticed that there always seem to be outdoor chores that need to be done on chilly days…

Some years, you don’t even notice grasshoppers. They go about their business, not bothering anybody. Then one day, out of…

When you’re setting out to repel pests by using hot peppers, you want the hottest ones your supermarket has to…

It’s happened again. Modern medical science has confirmed one more of Grandma Putt’s firmly held convictions: that the road to…