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This weekend, we turned on our garden sprinklers for the first time this season. As with almost every spring over the past seven years, a mysterious wet patch appeared on the lawn. Without missing a ...

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Editor’s note: The original archived version of this article was written by Mark Scholz in 2023 and updated in May 2026 to reflect the latest trends in media and digital marketing. To learn more about ...