Maksym Belchenko / Getty Images Key Points Leaving fallen leaves in your yard supports healthy soil and acts as free mulch. Raking and removing leaves can disrupt natural nutrient cycles and increase the need for fertilizers. Unless leaves are smothering grass or covering hard surfaces, skip raking to save time and benefit your garden. I…
By the time you are reading this, we will have had our first killing frost. Unlike the last couple of years, it was a gentle frost with normal cool temperatures in the following days. The last couple of years have seen brutal temperature drops into the teens followed almost immediately with snow. The leaves froze…
Close to two years ago, during their Aug. 16, 2022, meeting, the Alliance City Council green-lighted the Alliance Heartland Flats Mall and Apartments Project. The four-story apartment/exended stay hotel has since taken shape just south of the junction of Highways 385 and 2 on the west side of Alliance. Now nearly finished, I had wondered…
Some customers shared their frustrations after they said they didn’t get what they purchased from a Sacramento flooring and cabinet company. Brian Crum said he bought carpet for his new home from Zothex Flooring, Cabinets & More, but what he ordered never arrived and was never installed. “It’s terrible. It’s terrible,” Crum said. The original…
Fall is my favorite time of year. Unlike last year, the air has been just cold enough to turn the trees into blazing candles. Once we get a good frost, the colors will be even brighter. So, what makes trees turn color? Deciduous trees use several biological signals to tell them when it’s time to…
