It’s one of the most divisive issues in our country today. Not masks. Not the presidential election. It’s low flow toilets. Join the conversation about conversion in this week’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features
The temperatures these days are not exactly ones that are going to make you all sweaty and hot when you’re running around outside. But there is one kind of sweating you might want to worry about. Sweating windows can be a real problem. Here’s Danny Lipford with the details on how to deal with it in this week’s Ask Danny….
Pot them up, give them a chill and enjoy spring flowering bulbs indoors or outside on a patio, deck or porch. All you need is a container with drainage holes, potting mix and a few bulbs. Short daffodils and tulips, hyacinths, crocus, squills and grape hyacinths work well Cover the bottom of the container with soil. Set several bulbs,…
You know how they say it’s not easy being green? Turns out practice might not make it any easier. Fortunately, Danny Lipford can help make it feel like a little less of a chore to recycle, reuse and reduce. Here’s this week’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features
The weather’s going to be substantially colder this week and that means it’s time to start thinking about all the time you’re going to be spending indoors soon. Danny Lipford is here with how to make your home its best for the winter in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features
The light airy texture of this tree makes it a standout – even among all these beautiful and unusual plants. But in fall when the needles turn yellow it truly is amazing. Yes this conifer and a few others are deciduous. Though they bear needles and cones like pines and spruces, they are not evergreen. The larches needles turn…
Even after winning 15 straight elections in Minnesota’s seventh congressional district, one local political expert says it’s not surprising Collin Peterson is facing the end of his congressional career today. Former State Senator and Lieutenant Governor Michelle Fischbach beat Peterson by nearly 14 percent. MSUM Political Science Professor Dr. Barbara Headrick says people smarter than her predicted Fischbach would…
You’ve heard the saying, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. What do the squeaky wood steps get? They get some great advice from home improvement expert Danny Lipford in this morning’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features
Don’t let a lack of space stop you from composting. Convert kitchen scraps and garden debris into compost right in the garden. Use the pathway between gardens for sheet composting. Place damaged plant leaves, annual weeds that have not flowered or gone to seed and similar plant trimmings in the pathways. As you walk across the path you help break…
Are you ready to buckle under all the pressure you’re under these days? Imagine how your wood floors must feel. Danny Lipford lets us know what to do when they need your support, in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features
