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Grow something.
Cook something.

Practical help for the plants you keep and the food you make.

Plants

Start with the plant in front of you.

Find growing guides, work through a plant problem, or choose a useful project for the space you have.

Watercolor illustration of green mint in a terracotta pot on feet, separated from a garden bed by stone paving, with pruning snips nearby — Recently written · Grow Mint in a Pot Without Letting It Spread

Cooking

Bring a good dinner together.

Choose a recipe, understand an ingredient, or turn what is already in the kitchen into a plan.

Explore Cooking

Watercolor illustration of soybean-paste stew with tofu, zucchini, potato and sliced mushrooms in a dark bowl beside rice — Fresh from the kitchen · Doenjang Jjigae with Tofu and Zucchini