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A person holds freshly harvested potatoes in a garden while another person digs in the soil nearby.

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First-time potato growers use a quick thumb test to see which potatoes are ready to store

backyard chickens

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Inside a 50-hen flock, two nesting hens guard 20 eggs as a tiny mother shows off chicks

Tomatoes of various colors and sizes are growing on plants and gathered in a woven basket.

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Maryland gardener says her worst tomato season still produced her biggest harvest ever

A colander filled with green beans, tomatoes, and a zucchini, with a dog observing in the background.

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First tomato harvest overwhelms new gardener, with dog 'supervisor' eyeing the haul

A gardener harvesting plants.

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'The garden likes a little neglect': Maine gardener's 10-day break ends with a giant harvest

A person holds a cantaloupe, another person talks in a garden, and a hand displays yellow peppers and green fruits.

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Maryland mom's backyard harvest with son is packed with melons, peppers, and ground cherries

A woman harvesting her garden.

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'He'll be bitter by tonight': Gardener shares why lemon cucumbers cannot wait in the heat

Hail netting protecting a garden.

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Gardener shares side-by-side photos after huge hailstorm leaves one vegetable patch untouched

A gardener harvesting plants.

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Video shows a Zone 7b garden producing 10 to 20 pounds of vegetables every other day

A monarch butterfly on a coneflower.

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Garden expert says August harvests can survive arid heat with enough attention

A person uses a lawn mower to cut grass in a yard.

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Boring side yard becomes kitchen garden that changed one family's meals, gatherings, and time outside

A woman sits at a table with various seedling trays and a vertical garden structure in a backyard.

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Virginia gardener says first frost, not the calendar, decides what can still grow