garden Archives - Home Fixated

Roundup Alternatives – Weeding Without the Pesticide

Lauren — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:42:05 +0000

Studies from a few years ago showed that glyphosate, a chemical found in Roundup and other commercial herbicides, can significantly increase the risk of certain cancers. Although the chemical has since been removed from the ...

House Centipedes – Friend or Foe?

Lauren — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 03:12:46 +0000

House centipedes (Scutigera coleoptrata) can be found invading homes around the globe. But should you break out the flyswatter or should you simply let them die another day? The common house centipede. Just the Facts ...

KEEN Utility Seattle 6″ Women’s Work Boots – These Boots Are Made for Workin’!

Stephen — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:05:08 +0000

KEEN Utility recently sent two distinctly different pairs of work boots to this branch of Home Fixated. Given that one of the pairs was a women’s work boot and in my wife’s size, I thought ...

Got Bulbs? Idiot Proof Plants – Part 3

Lauren — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:36:25 +0000

If you’re looking for a plant that you can just drop in the ground in the late fall and forget about for the rest of the winter, bulbs are definitely the way to go. After ...

Support Your Plants – A Guide to Common Plant Support Systems

Lauren — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:42:12 +0000

Got a spindly lemon tree that is sagging under the weight of its fruit? Or a cluster of zinnias that won’t stay upright because the summer heat is just too much for it to handle? ...

How To Revive a Wrecked Garden

Lauren — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:46:55 +0000

So you went on vacation and have come back to find that your garden was wrecked. Or perhaps an opportunist horde of weeds ran rampant through your yard while you were struggling with the flu. Maybe ...

Herb Garden Alternates – Growing Sorrel, Cuban Oregano & Anise Hyssop

Lauren — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 21:52:14 +0000

Some herb gardens require a lot of explanation, especially those of an illegal sort, but there are definitely some underrated members of the plant kingdom that just don’t have the star power of rosemary, thyme, and ...