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How To Get Rid of Fruit Flies

Fruit flies are really stupid. With the exception of that one in the movie "Fruit Fly to Harvard", they are all very dumb and easy to kill.

Lately, I've had a fruit fly problem around my indoor herb garden that I keep in the kitchen. I have 80 zillion tiny flies hovering around my plants! Fruit flies are annoying, but they can also carry disease and bacteria, so I definitely don't want them hanging around my kitchen. Here's how I got rid of them:

The Late Gardener

Think you missed your window of opportunity to grow your own food this season? Well guess what... you still have options! Here is a list of seeds you can plant in your yard or planter boxes and still have a food harvest in the fall.

Green Thumb Conundrums: How to Harvest Your Container Herb Garden

I have a problem with over-harvesting the herbs growing on my windowsill. When my rosemary starts branching out, I can't help myself from cutting it to bits. What's a good way to cut herbs to encourage growth and not kill your plants?

-Andrea from Brooklyn, NY