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- 1Courgette cake praised as a way to use up garden gluts●Home improvement tip: courgette cake is amazing. It gives you all the smugness of eating a vegetable but none of the ugl
A gardener with a surplus courgette crop says baking courgette cake is the perfect solution: it delivers the satisfaction of eating a vegetable without the tedium of endless plain courgette dinners. He credits his partner with making the cake, and his enthusiastic endorsement of the seasonal bake has resonated with others dealing with overflowing vegetable patches.
- 2Home cook serves dinner with tomatoes from windowsill garden▼Tonight's meal includes tomatoes and basil from the windowsill garden in the living room # Solarpunk # Gardening # Food
A gardener reports that tonight's meal features tomatoes and basil grown in a windowsill garden kept in the living room, sharing the harvest under solarpunk, gardening and food topics. The post highlights how small indoor setups can supply fresh herbs and vegetables for everyday cooking, a practice resonating with people interested in sustainable, home-grown food.
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A botanic garden has hired a fire scientist to research how flammable native plants are. The role will focus on understanding which native species burn more readily, informing fire safety and landscaping choices in fire-prone regions. The move reflects growing attention to wildfire risk and the relationship between native vegetation and fire behaviour.
- 4New Study Links Home Gardening to Grocery Shopping Habits▼From backyard garden to grocery cart: New study explains how growing food shapes consumer choices
A new study examines how growing food at home shapes consumer choices when people shop for groceries. Researchers suggest that tending a backyard garden influences what shoppers buy, how much they spend, and their preferences for fresh produce. The findings offer insights for retailers and food marketers looking to understand the growing number of households cultivating their own vegetables and herbs.
- 5Gardener gets surprise oversized plant tunnel●When you buy a plant tunnel and, although you've read the length, you didn't read the height or width and it's way bigge
A gardener in New Zealand ordered a plant tunnel after checking its length but overlooked the height and width, and it arrived much larger than expected. Rather than seeing it as a mistake, they discovered it works as a two-row vegetable shelter and are treating the extra size as a bonus for their vegetable garden.
- 6Garden Centers Push Cool Season Vegetables for Planting Season▼Cool Season Vegetables! – Green Thumb Garden Center
Green Thumb Garden Center, a garden center in Santa Clarita, California, is drawing attention to cool season vegetables, encouraging gardeners to plant crops suited to cooler months such as leafy greens, brassicas and root vegetables. The seasonal reminder comes as home gardeners look for guidance on what to sow as temperatures drop.
- 7Toledo food bank accepting surplus garden produce donations●Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank accepting surplus garden produce
The Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank is asking gardeners to donate surplus fruits and vegetables from their home plots. Donated fresh produce will be distributed to households facing food insecurity in the Toledo area and northwest Ohio. It is part of the food bank's ongoing effort to keep fresh, healthy food available to those who need it.
- 8Seven things to know before starting a vegetable garden●7 things to know before starting a vegetable garden from scratch
Guidance is circulating on what beginners should know before starting a vegetable garden from scratch, laid out in seven key points. The advice covers the basics new growers need to consider, from preparation to planting, as interest in home-grown vegetables continues. Readers are sharing the tips with anyone thinking of turning a patch of ground into their first food garden.
- 9Gardeners Are Sharing Their Hilariously Tiny Harvests▼People Are Showing Off Their Garden Harvests — and They’re Hilariously Tiny
Home gardeners are posting photos of their comically small vegetable harvests, from thumb-sized carrots to single cherry tomatoes, and the trend is drawing amused attention. The miniature crops are being shared as lighthearted proof that gardening is harder than it looks, with many laughing at their underwhelming results after a season of effort.
- 10Home garden brings poblano pepper harvest for chile rellenos●The # garden continues to provide. There will be poblanos, thankfully! Can't wait for chili rellano. 🌶😋🌶 The jalapeños a
A gardener reports their garden is still producing late in the season, with poblanos ripening and jalapeños darkening on the plants. They are looking forward to making chile rellenos with the harvest, and note that dahlias are still blooming alongside the vegetable patch.