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Corn stalks growing in buckets.

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A first-year gardener planted corn in 5-gallon buckets for privacy and got 16 ears

A basket of fresh green lettuce beside gardening shears in a vibrant home vegetable garden.

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Cyclospora concerns drive more US shoppers to turn to garden-grown produce

A woman in a garden.

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As triple-digit heat hits the US, a master gardener says to stop these 4 garden habits

A young tomato plant featuring green leaves and a yellow flower among its branches.

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Massachusetts gardener gets plenty of tomato blooms, but 95-degree heat stalls the harvest

Three ears of ornamental corn in varying colors, including red, purple, and cream, with husks attached at the top.

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Gardener planted all-red corn, then 2 speckled ears sparked a genetics debate

Three bright red wineberries resting in an open palm.

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Ruby-red wineberries are ripening, and foragers say to eat the invasive fruit by the handful

A gardener standing in a yard.

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North Carolina gardener says 3 zucchini mistakes doom plants, and his fix keeps harvests until frost

Three carrot tops poking out of dark soil.

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Missed spring carrots? This cornstarch trick can help seeds beat summer heat for fall harvest

A garden with tomato plants.

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Neighbor reports man's backyard vegetable garden as a farm, then HOA hears who he fed

A close-up of raspberry and blackberry plants with ripe and unripe fruit among green leaves.

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Black raspberries stalled for years, then one garden move unleashed a 'bonkers' harvest

A green plant growing in a terracotta pot, surrounded by grass.

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Gardener planted sage seeds from Target and got one very different crop in return

A woman demonstrates gardening hacks with a tomato cage and bamboo in a lush garden setting.

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Gardener demonstrates low-cost tomato cage hack that helps heavy plants stay upright and off the ground