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Growing plants from seeds is incredibly satisfying. And when those seeds would otherwise be thrown in the trash, there is ...

Most people think fruit belongs outside. In soil. In sun. Somewhere you visit, not somewhere you live. That is why the idea ...

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s creations arrived in the postwar ...

What does it take to keep kids amused? Before the invention of electronic games and smartphones, that was a more complicated question for parents. Burt Meyer provided many of the answers. Meyer, who ...

This time of year, we often hear from concerned growers of Meyer lemon trees and other citrus. The leaves are turning yellow, just as the fruit is nearing maturity. These symptoms are frequently due ...

Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine. By Richard Sandomir In the early 1960s, the toy inventor Burt Meyer went to an ...

DEAR ERIC: The home next door is vacant. I think it is a rental property. There is a huge tree in the front yard that is coming over my property. A tree from this property fell on my house a few years ...

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Dear Neil: I planted a persimmon about a year ago. I’ve watered it every day. It isn’t dying, but it’s also not growing. The roots are all coiled around. How can I remedy things so it will start to ...

Q: I planted a persimmon about a year ago. I’ve watered it every day. It isn’t dying, but it’s also not growing. The roots are all coiled around. How can I remedy things so it will start to grow? A: ...