If Your Peace Lily Droops Every Winter, The Dry Furnace Air Is The Real Culprit, Not Thirst
A peace lily that flops over in January can make…
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Wondering Why Your Tomatoes Struggled This Year? 17 Kitchen Scraps That Feed Next Summer’s Plants For Free
If your tomatoes gave you yellow leaves, cracked fruit, or…
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Fallen Leaves Are a Free, Gradual Soil-Builder for Your Garden: Here’s How To Use Them
Raking leaves feels like a never-ending chore, and most of…
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Moving a Christmas Cactus With Buds: What Really Makes Them Drop
You bring home a holiday cactus covered in tiny buds,…
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Brown Spider Plant Tips in Winter: Could Fluoride in Tap Water Be One Reason?
Brown tips on a spider plant can make you feel…
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13 Winter Tomato Tips That Set Up Next Summer’s Best Harvest (And 2 That Are Totally Useless)
Your tomato plants may be gone for the year, but…
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Brown Patches Showing Up In Your Lawn After The Leaves Drop? 13 Causes To Rule Out Before Spring
You finally rake up the last of the leaves, and…
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Fall Is Often a Favorable Time to Control Creeping Charlie and Dandelions: How to Use the Window
Dandelions and creeping Charlie can take over a lawn fast,…
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Why Winter Cleanup of Your Tomato Bed Can Lower Disease Risk, Even Though It Can’t Promise Healthy Plants
Spotted, yellowing leaves on your tomatoes are scary, and many…
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Your Mums Stopped Blooming? Here’s What To Do With Them Before You Toss Them In The Trash
Those fall mums looked amazing a few weeks ago, and…
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Holiday Cactus Dropping Buds? Check the Heater Vent, but Check These Other Things Too
Few things feel worse than seeing tiny pink buds litter…
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Those Gnats Hovering Over Your Houseplants All Winter Are Coming From Wet Soil, Not The Plant Itself
Tiny flies drifting around your pothos or peace lily can…
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Skip the Fertilizer on a Slow-Growing Snake Plant This Winter and Let Growth Lead
Your snake plant looks the same as it did in…
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Growing A Lemon Tree In A Pot Is More Forgiving Than You Think, Even When It Spends Winter Indoors
Your potted lemon tree has had a great summer on…
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Your Snake Plant Isn’t The Only One – 15 Houseplants That Actually Thrive On Winter Neglect
Winter is when a lot of houseplants quietly give up,…
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Brown, Crispy Hydrangea Leaves in November: Why the Stems Matter More Than the Leaves
Walk out to your backyard in November and your hydrangea…
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Fresh Figs From Your Own Backyard: How To Start Your Tree This Winter, Based on Where You Live
Think you missed your chance to grow figs? Winter is…
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Your Clematis Vine Isn’t Dead Just Because It Looks Like Bare Sticks All Winter
You walk past your clematis in January and see nothing…
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These 17 Flowering Ground Covers Turn That Bare, Shady Spot Under Your Trees Into A Carpet Of Blooms
That patch of bare dirt under your trees is not…
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Your Potted Mums Stay Full Of Fresh Blooms Well Into November With These 11 Simple Care Habits
You bought a gorgeous pot of mums, and two weeks…
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Pot Your Amaryllis in Early to Mid-November for a Chance at Christmas Flowers
A fat amaryllis bulb looks like a plain brown onion,…
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Lots Of Mint Spreading Into Your Lawn Every Spring? 13 Ways To Fence It In Before It Takes Over Again
Mint smells wonderful in a glass of iced tea, but…
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When to Feed Wisteria, and When Fertilizer Won’t Fix a Lack of Flowers
Your wisteria is climbing fast, covering the fence with leaves,…
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Moss in the Shady Corner of Your Lawn Is a Clue to Site Conditions Worth Checking
Moss creeping across the shady corner of your lawn can…
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Squirrels Digging Up Your Freshly Planted Bulbs? 13 Easy Tricks That Keep Them Out Until Spring
You spent a whole afternoon tucking tulip bulbs into the…
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Clematis Leaves Are Turning Brown Right Now, And Cutting The Whole Vine Down Before You Know Its Type May Be The Wrong Move: Here’s What To Do Instead
Your clematis was green and lush a few weeks ago,…
