Nursing your own lettuce from seed to harvest can be a bit of a challenge outdoors. The temperatures have to be just right. When it's too hot, the greens bolt and become unpalatably bitter. And ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

As a home gardener, I'm often frustrated with my environmental limitations. Though I'm fortunate to have a small greenhouse in my yard, I'm limited to about six plants that can survive extreme ...