CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Erma Bombeck famously wrote the book “The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank.” It was a wonderful account of domestic life in the 1960s and 1970s from her humorous and ...

Septic systems are designed to break down organic waste from the home, separating the waste into liquids and solids. While the solid sludge that forms in the bottom of the tank needs to be pumped out ...

Even healthy lawns can fall prey to the occasional weed. But if it looks like you’re raising weeds instead of grass, that’s a sign of a more serious problem. In this case, it may be better to kill off ...