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A man discusses corn silk and pollen while showcasing ripe corn on the cob in a sunny outdoor setting.

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Viral gardening video reveals why one missed corn silk can leave an ear full of gaps

People extracting honey.

Food

A 270-pound honey harvest reveals the sticky, all-day work behind every jar

A man in a blue shirt stands in a garden while another hand clips green tomatoes from a vine.

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Tomato vine tries to cheat with new fruit, but one snip helps grow bigger Better Boys

A Sugar Baby watermelon on a cutting board.

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Northeast gardener cuts Sugar Baby watermelon at 78 days, and it tastes more like cucumber

Two sliced, bright red circular tomato pieces on a paper plate, with a kitchen appliance partially visible in the background.

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Gardener's first mortgage lifter tomato is so meaty, commenters mistake slices for burger patties

A smiling woman holds a large bundle of dried plants in a lush garden setting.

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Home gardener's huge garlic harvest gets neighbors, coworkers, and Reddit talking

An elderberry shrub.

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Forager slips into blackberry bramble, finds elderberries, and rules out water hemlock

A black snake poking its head in a nest box.

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Backyard chicken owner blames hens for missing eggs, then finds 5 chicken snakes in nest boxes

Cucumbers on the vine.

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Tired of failed pollination, one gardener found a cucumber that keeps producing at 95F

A hand holding a green heirloom tomato attached to the vine.

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California gardener asks why giant heirloom tomatoes stay green, and gets a lesson in patience

Green and purple tomatillos.

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California gardener asks about purple tomatillos, then learns split husks mean peak ripeness

An overgrown garden.

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Once-overgrown yard earns applause after labor-intensive garden revival