Your Sunny Patio Is All The Herb Garden You Need – 15 Herbs That Thrive In Pots
You do not need a big backyard to grow fresh…
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Your Garden Isn’t Done Yet – 13 Crops You Can Still Plant This October For An Early Spring Harvest
Most people pull their tomato cages in October and call…
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Aloe Vera’s Flower Stalk: What It Does and Whether to Cut It
Your aloe plant might surprise you one day by sending…
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How to Pinch Tradescantia zebrina to Encourage Fuller Growth and Where to Cut
Is your inch plant sending out long, bare stems with…
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What Can Banana Peels Really Do for Your Roses, and What Can’t They Do?
You peel a banana, and the peel lands in the…
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Toilet Paper Tubes as a Carbon-Rich Brown for Your Compost Pile
Got a compost pile that is slimy, stinky, or just…
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Some Fallen Succulent Leaves On Your Windowsill Can Become New Plants, Here’s How
Found a few leaves on your windowsill beneath your jade…
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Chilled Cooked Potatoes May Form More Resistant Starch, but Safe Storage Comes First
You dug a basket of potatoes, cooked more than you…
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Yellow Leaves On Your Geraniums Can Offer Clues To The Likely Problem, Here’s How To Read Them
Spotting yellow leaves on a geranium you have been caring…
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Does the Ginger Rhizome in Your Garden Ease Sore Muscles? What Studies Show
Ginger is a tropical plant that many backyard gardeners love…
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That Weed You Keep Stepping On In Your Lawn Is The Same Green People Blend Into Morning Smoothies
That low, juicy-looking weed spreading across your driveway cracks and…
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Take Rosemary Cuttings Before Outdoor Cold Hits to Try Saving Your Plant Indoors
Your rosemary may look tough, but a cold snap can…
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That Tiny Purple Weed Hiding In Your Lawn Is Called Self-Heal, And Generations Kept It For Scrapes
Maybe you have spotted small purple flowers poking up between…
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That Weed You Keep Pulling From Your Garden Beds Hides A Root Worth More Than Most Crops You Plant
Some of the plants you yank out of your beds…
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Storing Daffodil Bulbs Near Your Onions This Fall Is A Kitchen Mix-Up Waiting To Happen
Fall is when many gardeners dig, sort, and tuck away…
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Rosemary Has Oil-Bearing Leaf Glands, but Do They Stop Garden Pests?
Brush past a rosemary bush and the scent hits you…
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If Your Potted Geraniums Stopped Blooming, These 16 Feeding Habits Bring The Flowers Back (+2 Tricks Pros Swear By)
Your potted geraniums look green and healthy, but the flowers…
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Leave These 13 Seed Heads Standing This Fall And Finches Will Feed In Your Garden All Winter
Before you grab the pruners and cut everything to the…
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Your Fig Tree’s Work Isn’t Done After The Last Fruit – Here’s What It Needs Before Winter
The last ripe fig is gone, and it feels like…
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Your Garden Feels Like Fall Long Before The Leaves Turn When You Plant These 15 Beyond-Mums Picks
Mums are fine, but they often fade fast, and many…
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Your Pumpkins Look Twice As Good Surrounded By These 13 Fall Plants That Keep Blooming Through Frost
A pumpkin sitting alone on the porch looks a little…
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Rosemary Near Your Door: What It Can Do for Deer, Pollinators, and Water Bills, and What It Can’t
Rosemary is one of the most common herbs planted by…
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That Ultrasonic Mole Stake In Your Lawn Is A 1950s Bottle Trick That Never Worked – Here’s What Actually Stops Moles
You pushed a buzzing stake into the grass, waited a…
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Cut These 11 Perennials Back This October And They Come Back Stronger Next Spring
Your perennial bed probably looks a little tired by October,…
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Broad Fall Pruning Can Remove Potential Buds on Some Hydrangeas, So Check Yours First
You walk out to tidy the garden on a crisp…
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15 Plants That Look Even Better After The Flowers Are Gone (Leave Them Standing This Fall)
Put down the pruners for a minute, because some of…
