What if, instead of being the source of a groan-inducing, time-consuming chore (mowing), your lawn became a food source? Imagine ditching the mower for fresh fruits, veggies, nuts, and even eggs. There are many reasons to grow food, not lawns, and the transition from grass to greens can be relatively simple. No matter how big …
Gardening
If your knees have started dreading heading out to the garden, you may have a problem that seed packets cannot fix. For millions of gardeners in their 60s and 70s, the in-ground garden they have tended for decades has quietly become the enemy. The bending, kneeling, hauling of heavy bags of soil, and the scramble …
After watching @buildsbykristen carve out a backyard paver path with headphones and a yoga pose, a whole chunk of the internet had one collective thought: “Phenomenal!” Her results were clean, sharp, and oddly satisfying. She didn’t need a bulldozer; her crew was a shovel and a hand tamper that probably counts as a workout. Inspired …
You’ve tried cutting them into fun shapes, hiding them in smoothies, and you’ve offered sticker charts, dessert bribes, and the classic “just one more bite” negotiation that ends in tears on both sides. And still, the peas sit untouched at the edge of the plate. If you want to turn a picky eater into a …
The best soil amendment you can buy costs nothing, and there’s a good chance you threw some away this morning. Most gardeners spend anywhere from $50 to $200 each season on bags of fertilizer, compost, and soil conditioners, while tossing out the ingredients that actually build living, productive soil daily. Kitchen scraps, cardboard boxes, coffee …
Your garden doesn’t have a grudge against you, but your tools might. Millions of gardeners head outside each spring with the same shovels, pruners, and kneelers they’ve used for 20 years, completely unaware that those tools are slowly accumulating damage in their own joints, tendons, and spine. The trouble is that gardening injuries rarely announce …
If someone told you that you could grow a whole blueberry bush from a single squished berry, you might think they’ve been spending too much time in the sun. But it turns out that with the right conditions and a little bit of banana tea, you can do exactly that—and for almost no cost at …
How many things can you do haphazardly and still end up with something amazing? Not many, except gardening. If you love gardening but feel intimidated by all the rules of traditional gardening — the well-combed rows, the spacing charts, the color-coordinated layouts — chaos gardening might be exactly what you need. Well, how do you …
I love planting a row of sunflowers along my vegetable garden fence. Their tall stalks add another level to the garden, and their large, yellow flowers bring sunny cheer. More than visual interest, though, sunflowers provide other benefits to the garden. They attract bees and other pollinators, which are essential for crops like squash and …
Homeowners planning backyard fireworks for July 4 may want to check product names and model numbers before lighting anything. More than 100,000 fireworks sold nationwide have been recalled because of explosion and burn hazards, according to WAFB. The recalls involve two Winco Fireworks International products announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on July …