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Black raspberries stalled for years, then one garden move unleashed a 'bonkers' harvest

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (421+ words) "They do have thorns and you will give a small blood sacrifice each season." Sometimes the biggest gardening breakthrough is simply moving a struggling plant. After years of disappointing black raspberry yields, one home gardener found that relocating the remaining…...

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Gardener grows three different types of melons after reusing the same greenhouse spot

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (387+ words) "Well done! Those are two new varieties to me too." Reusing the same greenhouse bed year after year can seem like a gamble, especially with a crop as prized as melons. But one gardener's latest harvest suggests that, with the…...

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thecooldown.com > green-home > homegrown-honeydew-melon-san-antonio-gardener

San Antonio gardener waits 7 days to cut a backyard canary melon, and swears off store-bought

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (300+ words) "I'm about to go plant a bunch of seeds in my garden just so I can get more, because I am addicted." A San Antonio gardener took to TikTok after harvesting a homegrown honeydew to answer a question many aspiring…...

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thecooldown.com > sustainable-food > lemon-seeds-jam-recipe-zero-waste-cooking

Chef shares 'perfect' use for lemon seeds instead of throwing them out: '[I] didn't know this"

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (451+ words) "I can't explain how much I love these videos!" One popular cookbook author is dead serious about not letting any single piece of food go to waste. That includes lemon seeds that you might mistakenly think you have no need…...