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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
How to Grow Tulips and Other Spring Flowers Indoors This Winter

How to Grow Tulips and Other Spring Flowers Indoors This Winter

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. The best part of spring is when all the bulbs you planted start emerging from the ground, painting your yard with color after a long grey winter. Unfortunately, you have to wait six months for those to bloom—but if you’re impatient like I am, you…
Carnivorous plants eat faster with a fungal friend

Carnivorous plants eat faster with a fungal friend

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Insects have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. Add an acid-loving fungus to that list of dangers. Sundew plants have tentacle-like leaves that curl around and entrap flies and other insects in a sticky secretion called mucilage (SN: 5/16/18).
A Guide to Preserving Your Fruit and Vegetable Harvest

A Guide to Preserving Your Fruit and Vegetable Harvest

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. It’s not just that I grow everything under the sun; I am also a prolific preserver, canner, and fermenter. I take summer harvesting seriously and consider it a real failing to have to buy produce at a grocery store between summer and February. Yet, I…
The Surprising Benefits of Skipping Fall Yard Cleanup

The Surprising Benefits of Skipping Fall Yard Cleanup

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I tend to get an itch starting in late July to start fall cleanup. I’ll prune the spent raspberries and mow down the spent strawberry beds, and take down the sweet peas. By the time fall rolls around I’m spending a few hours a day doing yard work, taking down trellises, turning over beds, pruning…
How to Know When It’s Time to Stop Watering for the Season

How to Know When It’s Time to Stop Watering for the...

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Yesterday I was on a call with a gardening friend who lives in the southern U.S. and we get into a familiar debate—when is the right time to stop watering? We’re both suffering from the same problem: It feels like the right time of year to turn off the hoses, but we don’t want to…
You Can Still Plant These Crops After Tomato Season

You Can Still Plant These Crops After Tomato Season

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It’s time to take down your tomatoes. It may still be a little warm where you are, and yet, tomato time is over. But there are five or six crops you can plant after tomato season and still get a reasonable harvest before Thanksgiving.Root vegetables are your best betShort crops (ones that grow in less than…
The Six Garden Hand Tools I Use Every Day Are on Sale

The Six Garden Hand Tools I Use Every Day Are on...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Sure, on Prime Day you can splurge on electric yard and garden tools or go all in on a robot mower, but now is also the perfect time to grab those pedestrian hand tools you'll…
All the Gardening Tasks You Should Do in October

All the Gardening Tasks You Should Do in October

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I hope it’s more autumnal where you are—almost everyone I know is still suffering through summer temperatures. Even so, winter is coming, and it’s time to kick your fall cleanup into high gear. Remember you’ll need to be careful to not cause any damage to plants that are still actively blooming and aren’t moving towards…
All the Annuals Worth Planting Right Now for Fall

All the Annuals Worth Planting Right Now for Fall

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I am not ready to surrender my garden for winter. I know it’s exciting to see Halloween candy in the stores and start contemplating holiday decor, but I am still stuck in summer. As such, I keep adding color to my fall garden, and you can too. Here are some surefire annuals to keep your…
It’s Time to Move These Plants Indoors for Winter

It’s Time to Move These Plants Indoors for Winter

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There are certain plants that won't survive the winter outdoors. Sometimes, people buy plants that they fully intend to keep indoors through winter, like my Living Room Lemon: It goes out for summer, and comes back in for winter. (Experienced gardeners take advantage of summer to give their houseplants some air, bringing them outside for…

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