/* GardenToolsHQ — anti-AI denser editorial baseline (2026-09-22) */
:root {
  --bg: #f4f5f0;
  --ink: #1a2116;
  --muted: #4f5c49;
  --accent: #2a5f34;
  --accent-hover: #1f4727;
  --card: #ffffff;
  --border: #cfd6c8;
  --disclosure-bg: #fff8e8;
  --disclosure-border: #e6d4a8;
  --max: 42rem;
  --pad-x: 1rem;
  --space-1: 0.35rem;
  --space-2: 0.65rem;
  --space-3: 1rem;
  --space-4: 1.35rem;
  --radius: 6px;
  --lh: 1.5;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Iowan Old Style", "Times New Roman", serif;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: var(--lh);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

a {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-underline-offset: 0.12em;
}
a:hover { color: var(--accent-hover); }

.site-header,
.site-footer,
main {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: var(--space-2) var(--pad-x);
}

.site-header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-top: var(--space-3);
  padding-bottom: var(--space-2);
}

.brand {
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.site-header nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}
.site-header nav a {
  margin: 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.site-header nav a:hover { color: var(--accent); }

main { padding-top: var(--space-3); padding-bottom: var(--space-4); }

.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  padding-top: var(--space-3);
  padding-bottom: var(--space-4);
}
.site-footer nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem 1rem;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
}
.site-footer nav a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--muted); }
.site-footer p { margin: 0; }

.affiliate-disclosure {
  background: var(--disclosure-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--disclosure-border);
  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--text);
}
.affiliate-disclosure a {
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 0.12em;
}

.lede {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.hub-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-4);
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.hub-links a {
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.28rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--card);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hub-links a:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: var(--accent);
}

.section-title {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  margin: var(--space-3) 0 var(--space-2);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.card-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-2);
}
.card-list li {
  background: var(--card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.65rem 0.8rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.card-list.compact li { padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem; }
.card-list a {
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}
.card-list a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.card-list p {
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.featured-grid {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-4);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-2);
}
@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .featured-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
.featured-grid li {
  background: var(--card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
}
.featured-grid .kicker {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
}
.featured-grid a {
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.featured-grid a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.featured-grid p {
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Prose — denser human reading column */
.prose :is(h1, h2, h3) {
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 1.15em 0 0.45em;
}
.prose h1 { font-size: 1.7rem; margin-top: 0; }
.prose h2 { font-size: 1.28rem; }
.prose h3 { font-size: 1.08rem; }
.prose p { margin: 0 0 0.85em; }
.prose ul, .prose ol { margin: 0 0 0.9em; padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.prose li { margin: 0.2em 0; }
.prose blockquote {
  margin: 0.75em 0;
  padding: 0.35rem 0 0.35rem 0.85rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.prose table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin: 0.75em 0 1em;
}
.prose th, .prose td {
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 0.35rem 0.45rem;
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
}
.prose th { background: #eef1ea; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif; font-size: 0.82rem; }

/* Images: never stretch/squash; editorial media rows */
img,
.prose img,
.prose picture img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  background: #e8ece3;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.prose figure {
  margin: 0.75em 0 1em;
  max-width: 100%;
}
.prose figure img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.prose figcaption {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.35;
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
}

/* Consecutive content images → compact equal-aspect gallery (no squash) */
.prose .media-row,
.media-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(9rem, 1fr));
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin: 0.65em 0 1em;
}
.media-row > * {
  margin: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: #e8ece3;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.media-row img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover; /* crop inside fixed box — proportions preserved */
  object-position: center;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999px;
  top: 0;
  background: #fff;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  z-index: 100;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; }

.related-links {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  padding-top: 0.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.related-links h2 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
}
.related-links ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
}
.related-links li { margin: 0.15rem 0; font-size: 0.95rem; }

.data-gap {
  background: #f0f4ff;
  border: 1px solid #b8c7e8;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
  margin: 0.75rem 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.money-page .cta-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem 0.75rem;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 1rem;
}

/* Soften AI-looking emoji heading glyphs without stripping content */
.prose h3 { font-weight: 700; }

/* Whitmore modules — best-for / method / verdict chips */
.best-for-not-for {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin: 0.65em 0 1em;
}
@media (min-width: 520px) {
  .best-for-not-for { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
.bfnf-col {
  background: var(--card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem;
}
.bfnf-col.not-for { background: #faf7f2; }
.bfnf-label {
  display: block;
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
}
.bfnf-col p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.method-box {
  background: #eef3ea;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem;
  margin: 0.75em 0 1.1em;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.method-box-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem !important;
  font-size: 1rem !important;
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.method-box-body :is(p, ul) { margin: 0 0 0.45em; }
.method-box-body :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.verdict-chip,
.verdict-chips {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.3rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.verdict-chip {
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  background: #e4efe6;
  border: 1px solid #b9ceb9;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0.18rem 0.55rem;
  margin: 0 0.25rem 0.35rem 0;
}

.captioned-image {
  margin: 0.75em 0 1em;
}
.captioned-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
}

.hub-card-grid {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-4);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-2);
}
@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .hub-card-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
.hub-card-grid li {
  background: var(--card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.hub-card-grid .kicker {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
}
.hub-card-grid a {
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hub-card-grid a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.hub-card-grid p {
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.cta-text a {
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 0.12em;
}
.flaws-box {
  margin: 0.5em 0 1em;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.7rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--border);
  background: #fafaf7;
  font-size: 0.93rem;
}
.flaws-box strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
}
.flaws-box p { margin: 0; }

.home-method {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
  background: #eef3ea;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}