10 Neat Things: Plants that Kill
1. How toxic is toxic? Your garden is full of toxic plants, that could probably even kill, including parts of
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10 Neat Things
10 Neat Things: Turkeys
1. Which came first? Was the bird named after the country or the country after the bird? The answer is
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10 Neat Things: Blue Jays
1. They’re not really blue, you know. Blue jays look blue. You’d swear they are blue, a very striking, and
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10 Neat Things: Pumpkins
1. Sex and the single pumpkin. Pumpkins are monoecious. A single plant will have both male and female flowers. Female
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10 Neat Things: To do in Fall
1. Neaten up. Add this to your to-do list in fall. Even the messiest gardener (that’s me) needs to get
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10 Neat Things: Good Bugs in the Garden
1. Best bug. For overall best bug performance in the garden, the award goes to the humble ladybug. This pretty
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10 Neat Things: Lawns in Fall
1. Leaf it be. We used to spend backbreaking hours raking leaves off our lawns in fall, piling them into
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10 Neat Things: Trees
1. The lungs of the world. Trees produce oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide. A large tree puts out enough
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10 Neat Things: Weeds in Fall
1. Ground huggers, skyscrapers. Weeds are plants with an indomitable will to live – they are tough and strong and
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10 Neat Things: Garlic
1. Vampire repellent. There are many theories as to why garlic is considered an effective vampire deterrent: 1. Vampires are
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