Making It Grow Minutes

Interested in canning your own foods but don't know where to begin? Amanda McNulty shares a helpful starting point.

With the renewed interest in home gardening comes a renewed interest in canning. Is your equipment properly calibrated?

If you have a family recipe for canning foods, Amanda McNulty shares some resources to ensure your process is safe.

Looking for new ways to preserve your garden's offerings? Host Amanda McNulty shares her favorite ways to can and a great resource for more delicious recipes.

Some family recipes have outdated canning procedures. Host Amanda McNulty offers a helpful resource to update your process to ensure health and safety at the dinner table.

If you have carpenter bees boring into wooden areas of your house, here are some tips.

Carpenter bees can't sip from the inside of a flower. Amanda McNulty explains their workaround and its effect on cross-pollination.

Can you tell the difference between a carpenter bee and a bumble bee? Amanda McNulty teaches you how.

While Amanda McNulty decorates the inside of her home, carpenter bees are also decorating just outside her front door.

Male carpenter bees put on a good show, but there's no need to fear. Here's why.

You and what you grow in your yard, patio, or balcony are Nature’s best hope.

Preparing corn off the cob is a labor of love, but well worth the effort, according to host Amanda McNulty of "Making It Grow"

While in Los Angeles, host Amanda McNulty of "Making It Grow" experiences a conversion regarding grilled corn on the cob

From Silver Queen to even sweeter varieties, corn's optimal flavor is best when prepared this way...

How do you like your corn on the cob? Host Amanda McNulty of "Making It Grow" shares her favorite way to prepare this tasty summertime treat

Host Amanda McNulty visits Joshua Tree National Park, home of the Cottonwood Spring Oasis

The eastern cottonwood is illegal to plant in some places.

Cottonwoods are found in places where there is plenty of water.

The leaves on eastern cottonwood are known for making "the lullaby of the prairies."

Cottonwoods are usually found in nature growing by water sources or in wetlands.