Andrew Carberry, MPH
Food Systems Expert
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Co-authored Articles (123)
How to Plant a Garden: A Comprehensive Guide
So you've decided to grow a garden? It's a lot easier than you might think! The first step is to figure out what you want to grow, then provide the right accommodations for your plants—think soil, sunlight, and water. ...
How to
Prune Hibiscus
Hibiscus are lovely plants with beautiful flowers, but after a few seasons of growing, your hibiscus may not be producing so many of those eye-catching buds anymore. Rather than let your hibiscus flounder, learn the basi...
How to
Plant Garlic
Growing your own garlic is easy to do in most climates. It has a long growing season, but at the end you'll have a fresh crop of garlic to store for the winter or share with friends. Garlic can be grown in the ground or ...
How to Get Rid of Bamboo in Your Yard
Natural & chemical solutions to remove & control bamboo Bamboo is a beautiful addition to any yard, but it can quickly spread and grow out of control. Luckily, there are several simple and effective ways to kill bamboo. ...
How to Plant & Grow a Pineapple at Home
Grow a thriving pineapple plant from a pineapple with these simple instructions With its sweet, tangy taste and unique shape, there’s not another fruit quite like the pineapple. If you’ve been wishing for a way to gr...
How to
Germinate Orange Seeds
Orange trees are a beautiful tree to have growing in your home or backyard. Not only do they produce wonderful smelling leaves, but mature trees also bear fruit. Orange seeds are quite easy to germinate, but a tree grown...
How to
Grow Roses from Seed
Growing roses from seed can be challenging since the majority of seeds you collect often won't germinate regardless of your efforts. Fortunately, most rose plants produce a large number of seeds inside their rose hips, s...
How to Plant, Care For, and Harvest Ginger at Home
Grow ginger indoors and outdoors, all year round Growing ginger is easy and rewarding. The only thing between you and near-infinite, fresh ginger to eat whenever you like is simply a pot of soil and a root from your loca...
5 Reasons Your Aloe Plant Is Dying (and How to Fix Them)
Revive a dying aloe vera plant with these simple strategiesWhen your aloe vera plant starts drooping, getting mushy leaves, or turning yellow and brown, it’s time to change up your plant care regimen. Over or underwate...
How to Get Rid of Ant Nests in Potted Plants
Best chemical and natural products for killing ants in your houseplants Ants love to make homes in potted plants, drawn by the shelter and sweet secretions of other pests, like aphids. Although ants don’t actually do m...
How to
Grow Grapes from Seeds
Have you ever wanted to grow your own grapes? Grapevines are both beautiful and useful, and are one of the oldest plants to be cultivated. Grapes are typically reproduced from cuttings or grafts; however, if you are de...
How to Plant, Grow, & Harvest Your Own Garlic at Home
Learn everything you need to know to grow fresh garlic from a clove Don’t you wish that you could have cloves of garlic at your fingertips whenever you needed it for a recipe? Even if you’re a total amateur at garde...
How to Care for Houseplants & Outdoor Plants
Have the best garden around with these plant care tips Plants, both indoors and out, are lovely additions to any décor. They are generally easy to take care of and maintain, and will thrive when given proper care and tr...
How to
Prune a Tree
Pruning helps trees grow strong and look neat and attractive. One prunes a tree to remove damaged branches, allow for new growth or create a distinctive shape. It's important to do it correctly, so you don't end up damag...
How to Know When a Dragon Fruit Is Ripe & Ready to Eat
Pick a dragon fruit that's sweet and ripe every timeDragon fruit, or pitaya, are cactus fruit that come in three types. They can have either red or yellow skin. The varieties with red skin can have white or red flesh, wh...
How to Prune an Apple Tree to Grow Better Fruit
Trimming your fruit trees for a perfect harvest every year Growing apples at home can be a rewarding experience, both in the process and the results. If you've been cultivating an apple tree and want to get maximum fruit...
How to
Prune Tomatoes
When growing tomatoes, the ultimate goal is to help the plant yield as much ripe fruit as possible. If you're growing indeterminate or "vining" varieties (Big Boy, Beef Master, most heirlooms, most cherry tomatoes), prun...
How to
Grow an Apple Tree from a Seed
You can grow apples from seed, but keep in mind that the type of apple tree you end up with might not be the same as the seed you planted. For example, if you plant a Granny Smith apple seed, you might not end up with a...
How to
Grow a Cactus
Cacti are wonderful, low-maintenance alternatives to standard plants. Molded by dry desert climates, they don’t require much water or care and can survive extreme weather conditions. Because of this, Cactus plants are ...
How to
Build a Compost Bin
A compost bin is easy to build, and cleaner and more convenient than a compost pile. Whether you've been meaning to build one for a long time or very recently got the green thumb, there's no excuse to procrastinate. Here...
