Judy emailed me to ask: “I recently talked to someone about tomato plants. What or how does a walnut tree effect them?” Black walnuts (Juglans nigra L.) are valuable landscape and lumber trees, but black walnut trees are not always good companions for other plants. They produce a chemical called "juglone", which can be allelopathic to many common plants, including tomatoes. Here’s some advice for what to avoid and how to garden around black walnut trees.

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Today we’re going to step out of the garden and tend to some other chores. The Home & Garden channel here at About.com is featuring Summer Safety, as we gear up to enjoy a very active season, and the Guides across the channel have decided to share tips with each other’s readers. So for the project oriented and the clutter clearers out there, I have a couple of great tips from the Guide to Home Repair and Personal Organizing.

First up: Detailed tutorial with lots of photos on how to make MacGyver inspired safety glasses you can make at home using only duct tape, a coat hanger, furniture casters and a beer bottle. Scary what can be concocted when an About.com Guide has too much time on his hands...

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