One of the best natural mulches for vegetable gardens is straw. Straw is a by product of grain crops and is made up of the dead stalks and leaves left behind after farmers harvest the grain. It can be ...

Using a little science you can push a straw through a raw potato. Here's another experiment that might get you and your family "Hooked on Science." Ingredients n Plastic straw n Raw potato n ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Imagine you bought some bales of straw to mulch your garden beds in fall. You happily lay the straw down, safe in the knowledge that you're ...

And the winner is… Mr. and Mrs. Potato head. A likeness of the well-known plastic toys were the favorite in a vote taken on Facebook recently. The tater couple was fashioned from round straw bales, ...