Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. To garden is to accept chaos. Soil, seeds, weather, fauna—these are just a few ...

Q: Could you please tell me if the plant in the photo is a weed? It showed up in our flower garden. – Carol and Jim P. A: The plant appears to be a delphinium, which is a beautiful perennial flower.

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Everyone, at some point or another, has been ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Vegetables. This year, I let some radish plants grow instead of harvesting their roots, which is typically done three to six weeks after planting the seeds.

The first time I grew radishes, I was flooded with so many that I ran out of ways to prepare them. I sliced and grated, buttered and salted, and ate them whole. Radishes don’t lend themselves to ...

One thing I’ve learned for certain since I put vegetable beds in our frontyard is that, as a gardener, I’m a pretty good cook. My agricultural shortcomings are not something I’m proud of. I start ...