Checking Soil Moisture After Harvest Can Help Protect Next Season’s Blueberry Crop During Dry Weather
Once the last berries are picked, it is easy to…
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Fix Shallow Low Spots in Your Lawn With a Rake, Shovel, and Topsoil Before You Rent a Roller
A lawn that feels like a bumpy road can twist…
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If Your Peace Lily Still Droops After Watering, Check the Soil Before Assuming Something Else Is Wrong
Your peace lily is flopped over, and you just watered…
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Is a Slug Chewing Holes in Your Hostas? How to Investigate After Dark and Manage the Damage
Ragged holes in your hosta leaves can be upsetting, especially…
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Don’t Toss Those Clematis Trimmings – 8 Easy Steps Turn Them Into Free New Vines
Every time you trim your clematis, you might be throwing…
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Blossom End Rot Ruined Your Tomatoes This Year? 17 Causes To Fix Before Next Spring
Few things sting like flipping over a ripe-looking tomato and…
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17 Tomato Feeding Mistakes That Cost You Fruit (Fix Them Before Next Spring’s Planting)
Your tomato plants looked huge and green all summer, so…
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Fall Care Can Help Protect Next Summer’s Hydrangea Blooms
Your hydrangeas have dropped their petals, and the garden feels…
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These 12 Hummingbird Treats Beat Plain Sugar Water (And 6 Things You Should Never Put In Your Feeder)
Sugar water keeps hummingbirds buzzing, but it is only a…
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Limp Christmas Cactus This Fall? Check the Potting Mix Before You Water
A droopy Christmas cactus in early fall can feel like…
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Many Gardeners Miss This Window – 15 Vegetables You Should Sow This Winter For The Earliest Spring Harvest
Most people wait for warm spring days to plant their…
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One Fall Cut On Your Raspberry Canes Now Means Buckets More Berries Next Summer
Your raspberry patch might look tired and tangled right now,…
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How To Support Your Christmas Cactus So It Has the Best Chance To Flower
A holiday cactus with no buds can make you worry,…
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Leaves Smothering Your Lawn Right Now Can Damage the Grass Underneath by Spring: Mow Manageable Amounts Instead of Raking
Those fallen leaves covering your lawn look harmless, but a…
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Christmas Cactus Sitting In A Bright Room All Evening Skips Its Holiday Buds, So Give It Long Dark Nights Now
Your Christmas cactus may look healthy and still refuse to…
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Why Your Christmas Cactus Leaves Go Wrinkly Indoors, and How to Choose the Right Watering Step
Limp, wrinkled segments on a Christmas cactus can make any…
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Your Christmas Cactus Isn’t The Only One – 15 Houseplants That Bloom Right Through Winter On A Windowsill
Winter can make a windowsill feel gray and bare, especially…
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Bringing Home A Poinsettia This Year? 13 Holiday Plants That Are Riskier For Your Cat Than You Think
Poinsettias get all the bad press every December, but they…
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Red, Limp Christmas Cactus Segments in Fall? Check the Window, but Check the Soil First
Red, floppy segments on a Christmas cactus can make any…
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Christmas Cactus Buds Dropping Before They Open? Heat and Drafts May Be Part of the Problem
Those tiny pink buds on your Christmas cactus looked so…
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Orchid Roots Crawling Out Of The Pot? Put Down The Scissors – Here’s What They’re Telling You
You glance at your moth orchid and spot a thick…
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Thinking Of Bringing Your Porch Plants Indoors? These 13 Common Ones Cause More Trouble Inside Than You’d Expect
That pretty pot of geraniums on your porch looks like…
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Leggy Indoor Geraniums: Low Winter Light Is a Common Culprit and Pinching Helps Shape Them
Your bedding geraniums came inside green and full, and now…
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Before You Prune Your Fig Tree This Winter, Avoid These 17 Cuts That Cost You Next Year’s Figs
A fig tree can look like a tangled mess in…
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Not Sure What To Do With Your Leftover Fall Bulbs? 15 Of Them Bloom Indoors In Pots All Winter
That half-empty bag of bulbs sitting in your garage does…
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Got A Few Leftover Seed Packets? These 13 Vegetables Grow Happily Under A Simple Cold Frame All Winter
Those half-used seed packets in your drawer do not have…
