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A bird bath surrounded by greenery with a bird bathing in the water.

Home

Gardener warns bird netting can turn deadly, points to safer ways to protect crops

A crocodile holds a large piece of wood in its mouth near the water's edge.

Outdoors

Florida records nearly 500 alligator attacks, with fatal cases tied to routine activities

A gloved hand holds a clump of soil with earthworms while another hand points at it.

Home

'I could just cry': Asian jumping worms upend gardener's restoration plan

A diptych of cracks in the dry soil of a garden.

Outdoors

UK drought opens fissures in clay-heavy allotment soil, even swallowing wood-chip mulch

A person adds sugar to a pot while preparing green beans for canning and sealing.

Food

Not a fan of mushy canned beans? Try these 4 smart ways to preserve your green bean haul

A composting machine with food waste on one side and a storage area filled with soil on the other side.

Tech

South Carolina county turns food scraps into soil, eyes $1 million in taxpayer savings

A cobra on a dirt path near a cat.

Tech

Spectacled cobra and cat face off in alleyway: 'Be careful … they might throw the snake around'

A basket of vegetables and herbs is displayed, with a person preparing herbs and another peeling tomatoes in a kitchen.

Food

Gardener turns an overflowing August harvest into salsa, pickles, and dried herbs

A person holds a basket of harvested garlic in a garden with various plants and a small building in the background.

Home

From garden bed to pantry, Swedish grower shares how to cure onions for long storage

A woman discusses gardening techniques alongside images of plants and flowers.

Home

Gardener warns a few marigolds planted by tomatoes will not stop nematodes

A lawn mower cutting grass with clippings flying from the discharge area.

Home

Community gardener asks if repeated mowing can tame weeds in a 1,000-square-foot vineyard

A woman shows dried grass while discussing the heat in England, with a rural background visible.

Outdoors

'This is really alarming': UK creator shows cracked ground as heat wave, drought grip Britain