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Kelsey McKinney

Albert Burneko

A barren Dust Bowl wasteland with a single fencepost standing in the foreground.

Life Lessons

Now Let Us Survey Our Summer’s Gardening Bounty

Some lovely beefsteak tomatoes, still growing on the vine.

The Great Outdoors

Another Garden Check!

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Chris Thompson

A young green tomato with a long way to go.

Chefector

Before Tomato Time Comes Tomato Fever

Garden Check!

Elder Wisdom

How To Make (Or Possibly Not To Make) A Vegetable Garden

Luis Paez-Pumar

World of Warcraft players garden in the Guardians of the Dream patch

Video Games

‘World Of Warcraft’ Players Reach New Levels Of Degeneracy, Gardening

Red rambling rose plant climbing the wall of a pink thatched cottage, Shottisham Suffolk, England.

So You Want To Grow Climbing Roses

An old-timey photo of some kids gardening in New York City

Grow A Little Herb Garden

A plate of fried green tomatoes, with a Chefector badge

Let’s Fry Some Green Tomatoes

<a href="https://twitter.com/austinlouisray" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Austin L. Ray</a> is an ATLien who spends most of his time writing, growing, and fundraising. He works for Mailchimp by day and writes for places like Rolling Stone, Tip Top Proper Cocktails, Creative Loafing (RIP), The Outline, Atlanta magazine, GQ, and more on nights and weekends. He loves reading in front of large groups of people, listening to loud rap music, and losing himself in Twitter. Zach Galifianakis once screamed in his face.