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• Tomatoes in a Can

  Apartment dwellers and those with otherwise inadequate yards can still eat from a home-grown garden.

• Food After a Power Outage: Safe or Toxic?

  After the storm, is the food in your refrigerator still safe to eat?

• Is There Life After Housework?

  Don't let cleaning take over your schedule.

• Removing Forest Fire or Wildfire Retardants

  Technical tips on removing fire retardants.

• Lead Dust

  Homes built before 1978 may need protective measures.

• Corian, Earthstone, Pergo ... Oh My!

  HC asked makers of special surfaces how to clean their products. Here are their tips.

• Prevent Spring Cleaning

  Start working efficiently now to take the "big" out of the big spring projects.

• Fresh Ideas For Flowers

  Look around your house and yard for inventive ways to accent flowers for your home.

• Deep Carpet Cleaning Secrets

  Do your own carpet cleaning, or let the carpet cleaning pros handle it.

• Laundry Trends

  Where we are and what can help us.

• Laundry Help: Pizza In The Maytag

  For frosh, here's a crash course in doing laundry and negotiating with messy roommates.

• Lead in Your Drinking Water?

  Lead, rarely a concern at water's source, may indeed be present by the time that water pours out of your tap. Here's what to do.

• Carpet Cleaning 101

  Most carpet today is made with synthetic fibers, such as nylon, polyester, or olefin, and may be cleaned with common methods such as hot water extraction. Other fibers may require special attention.

• Dorm Notes

  Off to college? Check your packing list against this one by Tara Aronson, to make sure your cleaning, organizing and general supply needs are covered.

• No-Trouble Travel Packing

  Ten tips get you ready to go anywhere at a moment's notice.

• Consumer Reports Reveals How To Make Water Cleaner

  How to choose a water filter.

• If Your (Dirty) Walls Could Talk

  Should you spot clean or paint? And if you wage wall dirt war, what's the best way to remove offending marks without creating more problems? Our HC experts weigh in on the best ways to clean your walls.

• Selecting the Right Water Treatment System for Your Family

  Carbon filter? Reverse osmosis? Water softener? Ultraviolet system? Find answers here.

• Wall Washing Secrets

  You don't have to give attention to your walls often, but when you do, here are some best-practice tips from Jeff Campbell.

• Get Moving on Organizing

  10 ways to dangle your own carrot.

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