Morning – Features

Ask Danny: Fixing Nail Pops

Problems pop up. Smack 'em back down again.

It’s the unofficial start of the summer season, and the unofficial start “to doing all kinds of DIY projects around the house” season. Danny Lipford lets us in on one of his many handy tips for problems that pop up in your home’s drywall in this week’s Ask Danny.   Categories: Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden Moment: Training Your Tomatoes

Tailor Your Growing Methods To What Kind Of Tomatoes You Want

  Can’t wait for that first red ripe tomato? Or maybe you want an abundant harvest. Select the training method that helps you meet your gardening goals. Allow tomatoes to sprawl across the ground for the largest, though latest harvest. Unfortunately, many of the tomatoes are lost to disease, insects, and gardeners’ feet when weeding and harvesting. Or place a…

Thinking Green: Living Off the Land

Declare victory in our quest to help the environment.

There’s been a resurgence this morning all across the region of interest in victory gardens. It’s the practice adopted by a lot of Americans during World War II of growing your own produce at home. Danny Lipford shows us how easy it is to get started growing goodies at home that aren’t just good for you, they’re good for the…

Ask Danny: Fixing Asphalt Cracks

Smoothing out the trouble spots with Danny Lipford.

This seemed like the winter and spring that would never end. And now that the weather’s finally warmed up, you’re probably seeing a lot of weather damage around your home. Home improvement expert Danny Lipford show us how to tackle one of the top trouble spots in today’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden Moment: Strawberries

Save space and add some color to the landscape with a bed of strawberries.

  They can be a tricky fruit to grow, but the offer some of the sweetest rewards for a job well done. Save space and add some color to the landscape with a bed of strawberries. We added to the ornamental appeal by growing our strawberries in this star shaped raised bed. Consider using the matted row planting and training…

Thinking Green: Organic Food

Is it worth it?

What with all the stress over social distancing and staying safe as stores start to reopen, the last thing you want to do is add time and effort to the process of food-buying by wondering if organic is worth the extra cost at the supermarket. Check out Danny Lipford’s best recommendations on buying organic foods in this week’s Thinking Green….

Ask Danny: Insulated Crawl Space

Let us insulate you from getting bad info.

If we weren’t thinking much about insulation needs already, the cold weather this weekend probably changed that. Home improvement expert Danny Lipford lets us in on how to insulate your home’s crawl space in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden Moment: Supercharge Your Tomato Plants

Give Your Tomatoes A Head Start And Have The First Ripe Veggies On The Block

  Be the first on your block to harvest a red ripe tomato. Grow early ripening varieties like Early Girl, Fourth of July and Celebrity, that produce fruit earlier than most tomato varieties Further shorten the time to harvest by warming the soil and air. You’ll be able to plant as much as a month earlier than normal. And thanks…

Celebrating Moms: Terry

Emily Tells Us About Her Mom, Terry

  We’re celebrating moms all week long on KVRR Local News heading into Mother’s Day. Moms are just the best. You’ve been sending in pictures of your moms telling us why they’re so great. Katie Beierle wrote in to tell us about her mom, Terry. She says, “My mother is incredible. Always gives without expecting anything in return. She deserves…

Celebrating Moms: A Beloved Mother-In-Law

KVRR Local News Is Helping You Celebrate Mom This Week

We’re celebrating moms all week long on KVRR Local News heading into Mother’s Day. Moms are just the best. You’ve been sending in pictures of your moms telling us why they’re so great. Kristi Lynn Hoffarth wrote in to tell us about her mother-in-law, Joan Hoffarth. She writes in part, “She has been an amazing example for me for 8…