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Gardening

38 Gifts for Gardeners That Are Actually Good

Put down that planter. You can do better.

With This $9 Tool, Your Herbs Can Water Themselves

You'll never need to rely on those unreliable friends again when you go on vacation.

The Best Watering Can for All Your Gardening Needs

Indoor plants, outdoor plants, we cover them all (with water).

This Is the First Indoor Garden That Has Ever Worked for Me

Unlike many countertop models, the Rise Single Family Garden has the capacity to actually grow a substantial indoor produce patch. And it looks good to boot.

The Story of Fish Peppers, a Legacy of the African American Garden

Fish peppers, a staple of cooking near the Chesapeake Bay, nearly went extinct. Now they’re back, and every seed can be traced to Horace Pippin.

A Hori Hori Is the Only Gardening Tool You Need

For all of your herb growing, root vegetable digging, and summer produce harvesting.

Eat After the Apocalypse With Help From IKEA

A cool new open-source project helps you grow your own veggies.

Meet the Freezer Hoarders of America

Dead birds, emergency rations, antelope necks—sometimes the strangest things in the house are hiding in the freezer.

Do You Really Have to Peel Tomatoes Before Cooking Them?

Peeling tomatoes can be a real pain. Is it even necessary?

Transform Your Vegetable Garden With This One Simple Quack

An ode to the backyard duck.

The Baby Carrots You Should Be Eating

A few weeks ago, we told you toforget about baby carrots—they don't taste like much, they get slimy, and worst of all, they're wasteful. But if you really can't live without them, don't fret. Meet the Parisian Ball, the (naturally) tiny carrot of your dreams.

The Easy, 4-Step Plan to Growing Kitchen Herbs That Won't Die

Every year, hundreds of innocent herbs perish on the windowsills of helpless cooks. It doesn't have to be that way.

The Easiest Vegetable to Grow: Radishes

You can plant them in spare corners of your vegetable bed or in pots on your windowsill. They grow quickly and they're hard to mess up. So why aren't you growing radishes already?