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Did you get off to a late start? No worries, there are still so many things you can plant in July for a summer garden.
If you’re growing tomatoes (whether it’s your first year or your fiftieth), you’ve probably noticed that as the season ...
Is your landscaping behind the times? It might be time for a refresh if you've got any of the landscaping trends on this list ...
Watering tomatoes isn't rocket science, but there are a few sneaky mistakes that could end up causing your plants stress.
Cutting the head back to the first set of leaves prevents the plant from putting energy into making seeds. Don’t Cut Back the Foliage (Yet) I know. It’s tempting. Speaking of drunk bridesmaids, those ...
Shaking your tomato plants to encourage pollination is a practice rooted in science. Whether you’re working in a greenhouse, indoors, or just trying to boost your outdoor harvest, giving your tomato ...
Don’t spray on windy or rainy days. Rain within a few hours of spraying can render your efforts useless, and windy conditions are a hazard because they can carry vinegar droplets onto plants you want ...
June is a sweet spot in the gardening calendar. (Mainly because you can still be outside without needing three showers and an entire stick of deodorant a day yet.) That fast and furious rush of spring ...
If you don’t prune them often, you may find family pets go missing in their foliage. Saying indeterminate tomatoes are vigorous growers is like saying Tiger Woods likes to play golf – an ...
I’m amazed by my peonies. It still blows my mind that such a massive, frilly blossom comes from a bud roughly the size of a ...
The most important thing to remember when pruning lavender is not to cut the woody growth. Only cut about 1/3 of the plant, and be sure to remove leggy growth and faded blooms. This will invigorate ...
Common tomato pests, such as aphids, thrips, hornworms or whiteflies, can damage developing tomato blossoms. What’s worse is that they can also prevent pollination from occurring. Fungal and bacterial ...