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Everything you need to know to grow tasty tomatoes

Tomatoes 101 - Here's everything you need to know: trends, tips for easy growing, and recommendations of tasty favorites.
Want to grow cucumbers this year? Better get your seeds now.

Increasing European demand, combined with last year's poor growing season, might make finding popular vegetable seeds, such as cucumbers and carrots, a little harder for home gardeners.
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Should the sunflower replace the rose as the national flower?

Horticulturist George Ball says the sunflower should replace the rose as the national flower
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Will paper garden catalogs survive?

Paper garden catalogs have their drawbacks, but many gardeners can't imagine doing without them.
Edible landscaping saves money, homeowners find

Flowers are giving way to vegetables – even in the front yard.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.