Garlic bulbs are typically harvested in summer when the plant’s leaves start to yellow and dry out. Unless you intend to freeze, can, or use the garlic in recipes immediately, fresh garlic must be cured before storing it in the pantry or root cellar. Whether you grow softneck or hardneck plants, here’s how to cure garlic after harvesting the bulbs to keep them fresh and tasty for many months.

How to Cure Garlic from Your Garden So It Stays Fresh for Months

Tomatoes are not only one of the most popular and delicious summer staples, but they lean on the easier side of growing and can produce hundreds of fruits depending on the variety—even when grown in containers. For tomato lovers who lack garden space, you’ll be happy to know you...

How to Grow Tomatoes in Containers on Your Deck, Patio, or Porch

After cutting up green onions during your meal prep, you're usually left with a little of the white part with roots that you toss out along with your other kitchen scraps. But when you know how to regrow green onions from those scraps, you'll get even more tasty green shoots to eat for free. This step-by-step guide explains how to regrow green onions in either water or soil.

How to Regrow Green Onions from Scraps for a (Nearly) Never-Ending Supply

As summer starts to wind down, August becomes a critical month for preparing your tomato plants for a bountiful September harvest. Tomatoes, native to western South America and Central America, thrive in warm weather but require specific care to maximize fruit production as the season progresses. By giving your tomatoes the right attention now, you can ensure they produce a generous, delicious crop next month.

Do This To Your Tomatoes In August For A Huge September Harvest

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One Dunkin’ Donuts location, known for its familiar aroma of coffee and donuts, found itself temporarily closed after a state inspection uncovered a few issues. Not all Dunkin’ locations are created equal. Take the one at 3745 Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee, for instance. This particular branch, despite its efforts to keep customers caffeinated and satisfied, has had its share of mixed reviews.

Florida's donut shop closed due serious violations after state inspection

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Marriage is a significant life decision that requires extreme commitment, understanding, devotion and a heck of a lot of compromise. While many people dream of a lifelong partnership, others find the concept of marriage challenging. Astrology offers insights into personality traits and behaviors, suggesting that certain zodiac signs might face more difficulties in maintaining a traditional marital relationship. This article explores the five zodiac signs that are often considered less suited for marriage due to their unique characteristics and tendencies when it comes to lifelong commitment.

The 5 Zodiac Signs Not Meant for Matrimony

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If you have a thriving community vegetable garden in an urban or metropolitan space, you can expect geese to flock to your veggie haven for a tasty treat. A goose's strong beak, capable of breaking down materials, compensates for a goose's lack of teeth, giving rise to the question: what exactly can geese consume in the wild?If you spot a silly goose in your backyard, strutting about on an animal sanctuary farm or near a body of water, pay attention to the goose's natural behaviors as it looks for food. Without human interference, a goose's diet is an interestingarray of...

A Look at What Geese Eat, Whether Domesticated or in the Wild

A thriving lawn is easy to spot from down the street, thanks to its uniform dark green appearance. Unfortunately, brown spots on a lawn also stick out amid all the green. There are several things that can cause dead patches of turf, such as pests, diseases, and overdoing fertilizer. However, lawns can usually recover with simple care. Use this guide to figure out the cause of brown patches on your lawn and get solutions for fixing the problem.

Brown Spots on Your Lawn? 7 Causes and How to Fix Them

Hanging a wreath on your door is an effortless way to upgrade your entrance. Sweater weather might still be weeks away, but now’s a great time to shop for harvest-themed home decor to welcome autumn when it does arrive. Keeping your pumpkin spice latte budget in mind, we scoured...

12 Fall Wreaths We Already Have Our Eye on—All Under $30 at Amazon

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As much as we’re fans of seasonally-inspired spring cakes and cupcakes, get a kick out of selecting the no-sweat dessert of summer, and look forward to our annual holiday cookie-palooza, we have to admit that we’re a bit biased and prefer one season over all others for baking: Autumn.

2024 Fall Baking Trends That Chefs Are Sweet On

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. I usually travel in spring and early summer, so I don’t always get around to starting my garden until summer is in full swing — maybe you can relate! To complicate matters, I sometimes plant my late-summer garden in a cold-weather region of France, where I live part-time, and sometimes in mild San Francisco. But this doesn’t bother me at all, since I have learned over the years that it is entirely possible to plant (and grow!) veggies and flowers in August, no matter what part of the country you call home.

I’m an Experienced Gardener, and Here Are 10 of My Favorite Things You Can Plant in August

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It's been 21 years since actress/singer Nell Carter, best known for the 1980s NBC sitcom, Gimme a Break!, died of natural causes at only 54. This is her story. Nell Carter was born September 13, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama. After initially finding fame on and off-Broadway, and via a brief role in 1977 on the TV datime drama, Ryan's Hope, Carter took the lead in Ain't Misbehavin'!, a live stage revue of the works of composer Fats Waller.

The Brief Life & Tragic Death of Nell Carter ('Gimme A Break' & 'Ain't Misbehavin'): 21 Years Later

Reimagine refrigerated cinnamon rolls as a delicious breakfast casserole. Each bite is loaded with cinnamon flavor, sweet icing, and crunchy pecans. This big-batch breakfast recipe serves 12, making ideal for holiday entertaining or weekly meal prepping. We'll walk you through how to make this easy cinnamon roll casserole, it's already become a favorite in our Test Kitchen.

This Cinnamon Roll Casserole Is the Shortcut Breakfast You'll Make All Fall Long

Even if you routinely perform a whole home deep clean, chances are slim that scrubbing walls makes it onto the list of chores. That’s because walls are a commonly overlooked part of the house; one that we don’t think—or notice—is as dirty as our floors or kitchen counters. Often, it’s not until little hands use crayon on the wall that they finally get some attention.

Your Bathroom Walls Are Likely Disgusting—Here's How to Clean Them

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

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One Walmart shopper is issuing a warning against buying meat at the massive retail chain—but the reason why isn’t strictly tied to Walmart. It seems that customers at stores such as Walmart believe it's acceptable to grab perishable items, such as meat or dairy, and then place them on any available shelf if they decide they no longer want them.

Walmart customer shares why they will never shop for meat at the store leaving viewers torn

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Maybe it's just me, but it's not summer until I get to eat crab cakes! Don't let this recipe intimitate you! It's really not difficult, just takes a little bit of prep time in the fridge.

Delicious Crab Cakes!

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Knowing what flowers to plant in August isn't always so clear-cut. But that's why we called in help from pro planters —here's what they said to pot.

The 7 flowers to plant in August, according to gardening gurus

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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How to Regrow Celery from Scraps to Get Bonus Stalks

Don’t throw out the celery base that didn’t make it onto the crudité platter or into the gumbo recipe. It’s not a kitchen scrap; it’s a...

How to Regrow Celery from Scraps to Get Bonus Stalks

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