Don’t buy your child gardener this Stanley-branded toy gardening set. It may contain lead

Don’t buy your child gardener this Stanley-branded toy gardening set. It may contain lead

Pennsylvania gardeners who let their children toil the earth alongside should check for a particular set of Stanley-branded toy gardening tools. The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a recall of the gardening tools due to possible lead contamination. Specifically, the paint on the hoe and rake contains lead levels that exceed the federal lead content…

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Systems often don’t trigger police response.

Systems often don’t trigger police response.

If you’re among the 39 million U.S. households protected by a monitored home security system, chances are you’ve triggered a false alarm or two. What you might not know is that nearly all security system–related alarms are false alarms—as many as 98 percent, according to the International Association of Chiefs of Police. These occur because of faulty equipment, pets,…

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Don’t water when it’s already wet

Don’t water when it’s already wet

It amazes me that even under flood conditions people still water their lawns. I’m sure you’ve seen it, too — we get enough rain to cause some areas to literally flood and you see irrigation systems going full blast. We should water our lawns, landscapes and gardens on an as-needed basis. The way that some…

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