When purchasing garden mums, select plants with mostly closed buds and healthy foliage. Plants already in full bloom will not ...

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Flower gardens are great, but everyone who wants to improve their cooking skills really needs a kitchen garden. Here are some ...

From herbs to dairy products, these common kitchen staples can extend their life in your freezer with the right approach.

With that comes saying goodbye to many of our summer plants, the hustle to prep the garden for winter, and the sweet flavor ...

A practical guide to maximizing food quality and minimizing waste by identifying which everyday items suffer irreversible damage when stored in the freezer. It breaks down seven common culprits—from ...

Summer may be ending, but your garden doesn’t have to! Here are simple ways to extend the season and what to plant now for a ...

Heat the oven to 325 F and line a large sheet pan with parchment paper.

Smiling through the overwhelm of the huge late-season harvest, gardeners often deploy the genial phrase, “dealing with abundance.” Although mounds of produce is a gift like no other, it comes with a ...

Sometimes you want comfort food and you want it fast, that's when frozen meatloaf shows up. Here are 8 popular brands of ...

Coleus thrives from spring to fall and may even persist into winter. The plant is somewhat tricky to grow since it burns in ...

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