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How to Make Chicken Cacciatore in a Crock-Pot
Chicken Cacciatore is a spicy, saucy dish that uses chicken, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions as the primary ingredients. It’s typically made in a skillet, but if you don’t ... Read More
How to Choose the Best Garden Shears for the Job
Of all the garden tools I’ve acquired over the years (and there are quite a few), I tend to use the same four or five tools over and over again. ... Read More
10 Benefits of Planting in Raised Beds That Will Save Your Back and More
You don’t really need an excuse for planting in raised beds. They help you control the health of the soil, they define your space, and they can help deter some ... Read More
3 Different Types of Gardening Lights for Better Indoor Gardens
When I first started gardening, I never expected that gardening lights would be something I’d consider. People have planted gardens for thousands of years without any lighting other than the ... Read More
10 Things to Know Before Growing Organic Vegetables
If you could step into a time machine and go back a few generations, you’d have a heck of a time trying to find organic vegetables at the supermarket. Why? ... Read More
How to Transition to Planting Vegetables at Home Instead of Buying Them
If you think planting vegetables at home will be hard, try planting vegetables on Mars. In the 2015 movie, The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon) is assumed ... Read More
How Closed System Hydroponics Work (and Is It a Good Fit For You?)
If there’s one thing I can say about gardeners, it’s that we have some very different ideas of what it means to grow vegetables. Some of us take a very ... Read More
10 Tips for Starting Plants Indoors with Limited Natural Light
Starting plants indoors is a time-honored tradition in grade-school classrooms across the country. At some point, most of us have probably watched excitedly as a little sprout breaks out of ... Read More
How Often Should You Water Potted Plants to Avoid Root Rot
Root rot is seriously the worst. If you don’t catch the signs early enough, your plants are goners. Done for. And it happens fast. You can forget about harvesting your ... Read More
Honey Roasted Honeynut Squash Recipe
Double the honey, please! Roasted Honeynut Squash has been a favorite for me this season. They are just so cute, easy to peel, and have such a sweet flavor that ... Read More
