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A woman holds a basket filled with various fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, corn, and peppers.

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Maryland gardener says huge backyard harvest filled 3 baskets, with more still to pick

A garden layout with labeled areas for vegetables, fruits, herbs, and structures, alongside a woman holding a cucumber.

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More than 100 trees are reshaping this Texas yard into a drought-ready food forest

A zucchini plant.

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Staggered planting is paying off for Maryland gardener's tomatoes, zucchini, and cucumbers

A gardener tending to tomato plants.

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UK gardener grows hefty beef tomatoes without feed, fertilizer, or deep digging

A gardener showing off late-season production.

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August garden tour reveals giant tomatoes, baby potatoes, and one surviving squash

A woman showing her garden and its harvest.

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Long Island beginner gardener shows off first-year harvest of tomatoes, peppers, and melons

A hand holding a red pepper next to a variety of harvested vegetables on the ground.

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Gardener shares 5 fall crops to direct-seed in August, and why peas need a head start before frost

A gardener discussing tomatoes.

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Cracked, chewed, or sunburned tomatoes? Harvesting at first blush can save more fruit, gardener says

A garden with tomato plants and a basket filled with ripe tomatoes.

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Gardener celebrates after cherry tomato harvest finally becomes a full pasta dinner

A garden bed with tomato plants bearing green and ripe red tomatoes.

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As August heats up, expert urges gardeners to give tomato plants a protective layer

A person trims branches from a green shrub in a garden.

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On a Canadian city lot, one garden swaps grass for fruit, herbs, and vegetables

A fruit tree in Jamaica.

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In Jamaica, a backyard food forest overflows with exotic fruits, all grown in rocks