Since humankind moved from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society, we've been using rudimentary hoe-like implements to ease the labor of growing plants from seed. Over the millennia, this ...

Putting it to the test Hand weeding half of a 10-by-20-feet garden took Wirecutter staffer Sebastian Compagnucci around 15 minutes, whereas using a stirrup hoe on the other half took seven minutes.

Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans had died in the war, approximately the same number as in all of America's other wars ...

He surrendered at the Garrett farm, was tried and convicted, and was executed by hanging in July 1865. German-born Azterodt was a carriage painter and boatman who had secretly ferried Confederate ...

or hoes, using horizontal pieces of wood to form a sturdy yet visually intriguing climbing structure. The awaited charm unfolds as you drive the handles into the ground, possibly bolstered by wooden ...

Sometimes known as rototillers, garden tillers, or cultivators, these garden tools also help create favorable soil conditions for symbiotic organisms like beneficial bacteria and worms.

In “The Forbidden Garden,” Simon Parkin examines the mad, heroic decision during the siege of Leningrad to guard biodiversity at the cost of human life. By Deborah Blum Deborah Blum ...

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Since America’s founding, the diversity of American writers has shaped its literature. Authors and poets of the past have created a colorful collection of works that are still studied today alongside ...

When Lincoln left Illinois and headed east for his inauguration, he told the crowd at the Springfield railroad station that he confronted challenges equal only to those that had faced the nation’s ...

It gives you more time, spares resources and gives you the space to garden. If that sounds appealing, there are plenty of indoor pod gardens that are low-maintenance and apartment-friendly.

Owners can still control its smart garden gadgets without the app “as described in the user manual” for their specific product. (For instance, the Bounty Wi-Fi offers a touchscreen control panel.) ...