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5 Sure Signs Your Carrots Are Ready to Harvest
5 Sure Signs Your Carrots Are Ready to Harvest
Root vegetables are more challenging to harvest because there is a lot of know-how and experience that goes into knowing when to pull a ready carrot. You can see the foliage, and sometimes you can see the top of the...
3 min read
What to Grow in a Greenhouse This Fall and Winter
What to Grow in a Greenhouse This Fall and Winter
A greenhouse can extend your gardening season long after summer crops begin to fade. It provides a protected place for your vegetables as the nights get colder, like seedlings, herbs, or tender plants that would struggle outdoors as temperatures drop....
7 min read
How to Protect Your Garden From the First Frost
How to Protect Your Garden From the First Frost
There's usually some panic that comes with the first frost. You look at the garden and suddenly see all the tomatoes that haven't ripened, or herbs you've been harvesting all summer. The forecast says temperatures are about to drop, and...
5 min read
Late Summer Vegetable Garden Troubleshooting Guide
Late Summer Vegetable Garden Troubleshooting Guide
By late summer, your vegetable garden can look somewhat different from the one you planted in spring. The plants are bigger, the harvests are heavier, and the weather is less forgiving.  Some of your spring vegetables are clearing out, and...
5 min read
How to Prepare Your Garden for a Fall Harvest
How to Prepare Your Garden for a Fall Harvest
It can feel like the gardening season is winding down in August. But experienced gardeners know that August is actually one of the busiest planning months of the year. In fact, fall garden preparation often starts during summer. The key...
5 min read
How to Handle August Zucchini and Pepper Overload
How to Handle August Zucchini and Pepper Overload
Every August, there comes a point when the garden stops asking whether you want more food. The zucchini that was small a few days ago has suddenly grown big. Peppers seem to ripen in every corner of the plant. Your...
6 min read
How to Keep Your Garden Alive While You're Away
How to Keep Your Garden Alive While You're Away
Leaving a thriving summer garden behind can mean a lot of stress for gardeners. You can spend months nurturing tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, herbs, and flowers, only to wonder whether they'll still be alive when you get back. August makes the...
5 min read
Vegetables to Plant in August for a Big November Harvest
Vegetables to Plant in August for a Big November Harvest
Your garden might look a little tired by August. Tomato vines are sprawling, and the lettuce you planted in spring is long gone. After months of harvesting, it's tempting to think the gardening season is winding down. Then I started...
6 min read
How to Protect Tomatoes and Peppers from Sunscald
How to Protect Tomatoes and Peppers from Sunscald
You've watered consistently, tied up the vines, and waited patiently for weeks. Then one afternoon, you notice a leathery patch on the side of the fruit. A few days later, that spot turned brown and sunken. The first time it...
4 min read
Plants that Attract Dragonflies to the Garden
Plants that Attract Dragonflies to the Garden
Summer is here, and the bloodsuckers are out in full force. If you’re the romantic sort, you might conjure notions of blooming crepe myrtles and cypress trees under the sweltering sun, set against the backdrop of languid, humid parties. But...
4 min read

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