GARDEN

Repel critters organically
Chances are when spring arrives on March 21, so will plenty of wildlife, ready to plunder your garden.

Messina Wildlife Management can help you protect your landscape with organic animal repellants.

The products, which cause no harm or physical irritation to the animals they repel, can be applied with a spray bottle and work for 30 days.

All repellants can be used on edibles and are safe for humans.

For more information, go to www.messinawildlifemanageme....

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PLANTING

Top 10 tomatoes
"Black" tomatoes rank high in the this year's top 10 list of favorite heirloom tomatoes, according to TomatoFest Garden Seeds.

The top tomatoes are Paul Robeson (purple/black), Cherokee Purple (purple/black), Brandywine (pink), Amana Orange (orange), Marvel Stripe (red/yellow striped), Julia Child (pink), Black Zebra (green/purple striped), Black Cherry (purple/black), Kellogg's Breakfast (orange) and Aussie (red).

"Black" tomatoes are not really black, but actually cover a range of dark colors. Visit www.tomatofest.com, or call (831) 625-6041.

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HOME

Refresh'n and rewear
Save time, wear and tear on your washer and energy.

You can steam your clothes with the all-natural Refresh'n Dryer Towel.

When put into the dryer, the water-saturated towel creates steam that removes bacteria, dirt, odor and wrinkles. The towel lasts for up to 25 uses or 75 articles of clothing.

It's available for $12.99 at www.RefreshN.net or by calling (800) 944-3007.

nHomeFront is compiled and written by Susan Jurgelski, New Era staff writer. blog comments powered by Disqus