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Ripe and unripe tomatoes hanging above a metal support structure.

Tech

Researchers discover promising side effect after growing tomatoes under solar panels

A small blue gardening trowel is stuck in dark, loose soil in a garden bed.

Home

Homeowner shares before-and-after footage after turning dirt plot into flourishing vegetable garden

"I've regrown so many pineapples this way."

Food

Gardener shares unbelievably simple method to grow seemingly endless supply of summer fruit: 'This is so cool'

Multiple designers are shifting their focus to agrihoods, neighborhoods where residential buildings are arranged around a central, working farm.

Food

Developers make surprising discovery while testing neighborhoods built around farms

"You'll have fruit and veg coming out of your ears!"

Home

Gardener shares transformation photos after removing nightmare yard feature

"Visually it's so much better than lawn."

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Homeowner shows off backyard transformation into 'food bowl'

This method can create a sustainable garden while minimizing the amount of watering and fertilization needed.

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Homeowner shows garden transformation after using ancient technique

"What?! So glad I saw this."

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Farmer presents simple hack for massive tomato growth

The stronger branches will make the plants more resistant to windstorms.

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Gardener breaks down counterintuitive hack to grow best bell peppers

An Instagrammer demonstrated how she turns old toilet paper rolls into seed starters.

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Woman shares clever gardening hack using old toilet paper tubes: 'Simple [and] sturdy'

Big box stores will soon be stocked with tomato seedlings. To help gardeners prepare, one farmer cautioned about a common planting myth.

Food

Farmer debunks popular plant myth pushed by big box stores: '[It's] simply not true'

Baking soda is a surprising ally for your tomato plants — just maybe not for the exact reasons you think.

Food

Farmer debunks common plant-growing myth many seem to believe: 'It's really tough to control'