My mother-in-law keeps telling me to use banana peels in my garden to help my plants grow. Does this really work?

Dear Heloise: I keep a bar of soap in my shed and scrape my nails with it so that I have soap under my nails. Then I put on my gloves and do yard work this way. When you wash your hands afterward, ...

I enjoy reading your column daily in the Globe Gazette. -- Unscented Linda, via email ...

How do we get rid of those pesky tiny bugs that fly over our kitchen counter and around our faces? I thought cooler weather would take care of them ...

There are thousands of people who wish desperately for someone to take them shopping or call them a couple of times a week, ...

Do you have any hints for those of us who wash our dishes by hand? I just moved into a tiny house (700 square feet) and don’t ...

Dear Heloise: I hate lavish weddings. They’re usually too loud, too crowded and too expensive. Asking people to pay to see ...

Dear Heloise: The simplest way to boil eggs is to put your eggs in a pan of unheated water, then bring the water to a boil.

Please tell your readers to check if there’s an organization in their area that repurposes A year ago, some volunteers in St.

Jenna, mix equal amounts of white vinegar and warm water -- enough to cover the stemware -- and let it soak. Stubborn spots may need a paste of baking soda or a denture tablet to gently clean any ...

I buy pretty holiday-themed cloth on sale. I then make simple rectangular bags in a variety of sizes and sew a ribbon on the ...

I just read a reader who suggested wearing single-use “rubber” gloves to keep their fingernails clean when gardening.