Gardening

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I’m Garden-Maxxing. Here’s Why You Should Too.

First there was looksmaxxing, then there was productivity-maxxing, and now we’ve made it to garden-maxxing. Rather than try to make a hyperproductive garden, let’s...

How to Create Your Own Forest Garden

A forest garden provides a beautiful, bountiful edible landscape at any scale—whether only a few dozen square feet or if you have over an...

How to Brew Mead at Home: Ginger-Apricot Mead Recipe

Discover the ancient art of mead making. Mead is one of the oldest fermented beverages and is made by fermenting honey with water, offering countless...

4 Tips to Grow Perfectly Sweet Watermelons This Summer

Nothing says summer like a sweet slice of watermelon. Interestingly, the original watermelons were quite bitter and were selectively bred to be sweet over...

How to Grow and Care For Lewisia Bitterroot (Cliff Maids)

Species to Select Chances are, you’ll only find cliff maids for sale, which makes choosing which species to plant pretty easy. But some specialty nurseries will...

Kevin’s Colorful Spring Garden in Pennsylvania

Hi GPODers! Yesterday we enjoyed some lovely early spring flowers from the garden of Nancy...

Plant Spotlight: The Joyful Juneberry

All hail the joyful juneberry! They make a great addition to any garden or backyard for its delicious fruit and stunning displays of early-spring...

Grow Mushrooms on Your Jeans. Seriously.

Do you have an old, worn-out pair of jeans in your dresser? Instead of throwing them out, try to grow mushrooms on them. Follow this...

Ergonomic Gardening Tools to Help You Get More Done

Reduce Fatigue with These Ergonomic Gardening Tools The right tools can make gardening easier on...

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The Most Important Gardening Lesson I’ve Learned (and Why I Finally Wrote This Book)

My first home was a blue bungalow in an emerging neighbourhood that nobody wanted. It was at the top of my budget, so I...

Super Cool Plants Episode 3: Plants We Covet

Plants We Covet Most The heart wants what it wants, but when it comes to...

Learn How to Grow and Care for Asparagus Ferns

Maintain even moisture, watering before the soil dries out completely, and supplying approximately one inch per week. Species and Cultivars The types you are most likely...