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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Ask the Patch Pro: Summer Reading

Our panel of experts are waiting in the comments to answer all your questions about books in the first installment of Ask the Patch Pro.

Welcome to the first edition of Ask the Patch Pro. Every week we'll tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts will then stop in to help you out and answer your questions.  This week, we're talking books. The summer is the perfect time to catch up on reading. Sitting out by the pool with a good book is a great way to spend a lazy Sunday. Plus, with kids out of school, it's good to keep them reading to keep the brain functioning.  But what books should you be reading? What are the hot books? Is there a classic book you just can't go without having read? Are popular books right for kids? What books should your kids be reading? We don't have the answers to those (and your) questions, but not …

Caryn Keiner Kohler

7:43 pm on Monday, September 3, 2012

If you like historical books with a love story included, check out a lost wife by Alyson Richman. This book takes place during wwii and the holocaust. Good, fast read.   more ›

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Ask the Gardener: Which Kind of Mulch Repels Termites?

Got a gardening question? Leave a question for our experts.

Ask the gardener is a column in which local readers send in questions about your garden, lawn, trees and more.  This week's question: I'd like to put down mulch in the garden in front of my house, but I'm concerned about termites. Is there a certain type of mulch that termites don't like? Scott Killpack, program director of the St. Charles County Extension Center, answered the question: "You could even have rock mulch and no wood mulch at all and the potential for termites won't be any different. It is the condition of moisture level and so forth that is created by the use of mulch that increases the likelihood or the potential of termite issues. The mulch by itself is kind of a moot point. Certainly with any kind of mulch, if you can pull…

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Kalen Ponche

10:13 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Good question Chuck! We'll try to find someone to answer that for you in an upcoming column!   more ›

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