Home & Garden

Jun
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
It’s easy to propagate pomegranate

It’s easy to propagate pomegranate

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By Walter Reeves, For the AJC Troy Warren for CNT Q: Please advise how to take cuttings from an old pomegranate bush to plant at our new house. Suzanne Kelley, email A: Take several 6-inch cuttings from your plant. There should be three to five leaves on one end. Dip the end of each cutting into powdered rooting hormone. Stick each cutting into a 4-inch pot filled with moist potting soil designed for growing cactus. Envelop each pot and cutting in a zip-seal plastic bag and put them in a spot outdoors that gets bright shade but never full sun. They should root…
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Jun
19
2021
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By Troy Warren
How to Paint Plastic Like a Pro

How to Paint Plastic Like a Pro

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Troy Warren for CNT Whether it's a piece of lawn furniture or PVC trim, you're bound to paint plastic at some point. These tips and tricks will ensure the job gets done right. Plastics are perhaps the most difficult surfaces to paint. Their chemical composition and smooth surface do not promote good paint adhesion, and the fact that plastics can expand and contract at a greater rate than many paints leaves them vulnerable to flaking paint, even when you think you have the coating securely adhered. With proper preparation and specialty products, however, you can paint plastics and not have…
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Jun
17
2021
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By Troy Warren
5 ways you can add color to your home that don’t involve paint

5 ways you can add color to your home that don’t involve paint

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Let’s face it: most people don’t enjoy painting their home. And if you ask your friends to help you, they won’t exactly be eager to do so. So how can you bring a splash of color to your house without paint? Realtor.com has a few ideas. The website gathered nine methods for bringing color into your space. Best of all, these ideas don’t involve covering your furniture in plastic and waiting hours for your walls to dry. Check out five of the ideas below. Get a bright-colored sofa According to Apartment Therapy, having a…
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Jun
17
2021
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By Troy Warren
For bountiful beans, plant in warm soil

For bountiful beans, plant in warm soil

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By Walter Reeves, For the AJC Troy Warren for CNT Q: I have tried over and over this spring to grow pole beans but only a few seeds sprout. Any ideas why? Debbie Johnson, email A: I think the soil has been too cool to plant green beans until now. When the soil is 65 degrees or lower, you’ll get sporadic germination. When the soil is 75 degrees or above, you’ll get close to 100% germination. Buy more seeds and try again. You can check your local soil temperature at Georgiaweather.net. Q: My lawn maintenance company is telling me that zoysia only needs one…
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Jun
16
2021
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By Troy Warren
These 5 things can give you a high-end shower design

These 5 things can give you a high-end shower design

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT You don’t have to book a hotel stay to have a luxury shower experience. A few upgrades to your bathroom can give you the same experience at home. Houzz recently published 10 tips for building a spa-like shower at home. Here are five of them. Make shower doors a showcase Glass shower doors can make tiles the focal point. According to Bob Villa, “frameless shower doors have played a key role in the transition from the bathroom as functional to home retreat. The best frameless shower doors bring a minimalist elegance, with either…
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