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A person demonstrating planting techniques beside a a patch of fresh cilantro.

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Michigan gardener plants mushrooms between vegetables, says the payoff is incredible

A man in front of wooden raised garden beds and soil bags.

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UK gardener starts a six-bed, $118-per-bed trial to see how much food 18 square meters can yield

A man leans over a soil-filled raised garden bed.

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Michigan gardener says potatoes do better 8 inches deep, 10 inches apart, and without hilling

A series of images showing a pool demolition in progress.

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Pennsylvania couple turns snake-filled pool into a garden at one-quarter the cost of restoring it

A garden bed filled with tomato plants.

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Amateur gardener packed 23 plants into a 5-by-5 bed, becoming 'a victim of [their own] success'

A balcony garden filled with various plants, a plastic bird statue, and green netting for protection.

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'Rude': Canadian gardener finds raccoon eating her first potato before she can harvest it

Two containers of frozen soup with visible ingredients, stored in a refrigerator.

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Reddit's best frugal habits, from freezer-scrap soup to DIY car repairs

Four people are lounging on grass, reading books and using a tablet.

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Book club in the park? BYO plates, plant-based dishes, and carpools keep it low-waste

A woman holds bags of kitchen scraps for making broth while demonstrating the process in her kitchen.

Food

Home cook stops tossing kitchen scraps and turns peels, bones, and ends into broth

A person is adding vegetable scraps to a garden.

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Gardeners say burying kitchen scraps builds soil, but raccoons, rats, and dogs may disagree

A lush vegetable garden with ripe tomatoes and zucchini leaves.

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Gardener's joke about 'tomato bandits' sparks serious debate over rising food costs

Two men and a bag of fruit.

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App maps local trees for free, fresh fruit in your community