Amanda Blum
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Why Twice-Baked Potatoes Are Better Than Mashed
Mashed potatoes are literal clouds of happiness. The potato, the butter, the cream, the salt. It’s like everything perfect in this world, in one fluffy form. A reasonable person wouldn’t eff around with such perfection, but I am not reasonable, so I’m here today to make a stand. You should make twice-baked potatoes instead. Hear…
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How to Move Your Seedlings Outside Without Killing Them
Welcome to Fake Spring, a time of high anxiety for gardeners all across Australia. We’ve spent the winter consuming seed catalogues like porn, stalking garden centres like pervs, and now we are jonesing for one thing: ten-degree soil. If you’ve ever checked the back of a seed packet, they all contain one phrase: “before last…
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It’s Time to Get Wood Chips for Your Yard
The streets in my neighbourhood are dotted with piles of wood chips every few houses, as everyone prepares for “the wintering.” Me, too—I always try to make sure I get a Chip Drop this time of year; four yards of fresh maple were dropped last week in a giant pile in front of my house.…
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What Your Garden Needs Is a Power Drill
The internet is losing its mind over using your drill in your garden. In short, you put a really long drill bit on and create holes to drop your bulbs into. But it gets even better: They make drill bits specifically for this — they’re called augers — and they’re even better than regular drill…