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A man standing in a garden.

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85-year-old farmer's 'phone call away' rule can lead to bigger, healthier apples

A woman crouched in a garden.

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Empty garden beds in August can still yield broccoli, peas, and more by fall

A woman talking about composting.

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Bokashi composting can take meat, dairy, cooked, and oily scraps that usually go to landfills

Close-up of two damaged squash plants showing exposed sections of stems and nearby mulch.

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After squash stem damage, this gardener's rescue trick kept the harvest coming

Solar panels installed on a roof and a wall, with a green chair and toy in the foreground.

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Connecticut homeowner built a $600 plug-in solar setup, and it made nearly $400 in a year

A person interacts with an open generator located on a concrete slab near shrubs.

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After Michigan outages hit his mom's house, homeowner bought standby generators for both homes

A modern two-story house with a stone facade and a white pickup truck parked in the driveway.

Tech

Winter Storm Uri pushed a Texas man to buy an F-150, and now it can power his home in outages

A vibrant garden filled with various flowers, greenery, and a stone pathway.

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Gardeners hit by heatwaves are embracing new 'lemonading' trend

A pile of fresh green basil leaves.

Food

Too much basil? Freeze it now, then make more flavorful pesto all year

A pair of socks with fox and polka dot designs.

Business

Sock company stirs debate after buyers disagree about unique warranty system

Two jars of jelly with metal lids.

Food

Gardener keeps family tradition alive by turning backyard grapes into homemade jelly

An assassin bug on a ledge.

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Many gardeners fear assassin bugs, even though they wipe out aphids, beetles, and stink bugs