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A tire planter with wilted, dry plants and exposed soil.

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Ohio grower's ruined zucchini sparked theories about missed watering and squash borers

Several bags filled with dark soil are arranged in a grid pattern.

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Gardeners say bagged 'top soil' is mostly mulch now, and 'nothing will grow in it'

An ear of corn coming out of its husk.

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Gardener feared 'black mold' on corn, then learned it was prized ingredient

A woman holds seed packets while discussing planting beans and sugar snap peas in a garden.

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Garden coach in Illinois says late July is the time to sow fall beans, peas, greens, and herbs

A person holds a tomato plant with ripe tomatoes while using pruning shears.

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New gardeners go to social media for help, and even tomato pruning spirals into confusion

Two people engage in conversation in a garden filled with plants and flowers.

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From Florida to Arizona, gardeners share the August crops that set up a thriving fall garden

An aerial view of agricultural fields with varying shades of green and scattered trees.

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Farmer in Thailand shows how an empty rice field became a food forest

Asia watering seeds.

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Gardener from Virginia saves leggy kale seedlings and says 'you do not have to start over'

White clover flowers grow among green foliage and grasses.

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White clover smothered herbs, but tomatoes, cucumbers, raspberries thrived

A woman stands in a garden with leafy plants, wearing a red top and gloves, holding gardening tools.

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California gardener spotlights 3 summer problems that can quietly ruin your vegetable harvest

A garden area featuring green plants, wooden fencing, and a mulch-covered ground.

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Virginia gardener grows food '365 days a year' as watermelons, kale, and broccoli share space

A man sitting in a garden.

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Pepper plants can look healthy, but these summer mistakes may be why you're barely harvesting