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A hand holding a red pepper next to a variety of harvested vegetables on the ground.

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Gardener shares 5 fall crops to direct-seed in August, and why peas need a head start before frost

A gardener discussing tomatoes.

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Cracked, chewed, or sunburned tomatoes? Harvesting at first blush can save more fruit, gardener says

A garden with tomato plants and a basket filled with ripe tomatoes.

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Gardener celebrates after cherry tomato harvest finally becomes a full pasta dinner

A garden bed with tomato plants bearing green and ripe red tomatoes.

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As August heats up, expert urges gardeners to give tomato plants a protective layer

A person trims branches from a green shrub in a garden.

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On a Canadian city lot, one garden swaps grass for fruit, herbs, and vegetables

A fruit tree in Jamaica.

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In Jamaica, a backyard food forest overflows with exotic fruits, all grown in rocks

A handful of Mexican sour gherkins.

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Home gardeners rave about Mexican sour gherkins, with one major caveat

Three toasted English muffins topped with melted cheese and slices of red and yellow tomatoes, seasoned with herbs.

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Gardeners say a thick slice of homegrown tomato on toast is exactly 'why we do this'

A woman in a garden.

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Minnesota gardener says August is 'go-time' as she races to preserve year's worth of food before freeze

A person holds orange peppers in a garden, surrounded by green plants and vegetation.

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One bite of an unknown garden pepper leaves gardener reeling from Scotch bonnet heat

A musician plays guitar on stage in front of colorful stained glass backdrops.

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Jason Mraz spent 20 years turning a San Diego orchard into a regenerative avocado farm

A hand holds a large, two-lobed tomato beside a basket filled with various ripe and unripe tomatoes.

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South Louisiana gardener says spring tomatoes are 'done for now' after a huge harvest