Gardening Tips

Here you'll find quick and easy gardening tips to help you avoid mistakes, fix problems, and maximize your harvest in your garden.

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Gardening Tips

9 Ways to Keep Your Garden Looking Fresh This Fall

As summer heat wanes and fall temperatures arrive, you’ll want your garden to look its best. Some easy maintenance this season will ensure it looks spectacular from autumn through spring. Follow these nine easy steps from seasoned gardener Jerad Bryant to refresh your space with more plants, animals, and flowers.

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11 September Garden Tasks

September is a wonderful time to get back out into the garden and do some maintenance work. The transition between summer and fall brings a new phase of growth and dormancy. Join Melissa Strauss in taking on freshening things up and preparing the garden for winter

Bright orange Cucurbita pepo fruits with deep ridges rest on rich, dark soil among sprawling green vines and leaves, basking in the warm sunlight.

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When and How to Fertilize Pumpkins

Pumpkins are generally considered heavy feeders, benefitting from additional nutrients throughout the season to perform their best. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains when and how to fertilize pumpkins for the best results.

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Shallow vs. Deep Watering: Which is Best for Irrigation?

One of the most remarkable aspects of gardening is that each one is different from the next, suited to gardeners’ needs, tastes, aesthetics, climate, and general style. The same goes for how people water their gardens. Some of us prefer the old-school spray guns, others use drip irrigation, while some save rainwater and repurpose it to water their plants. If you’re wondering which style is best for irrigation, join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses the differences between shallow and deep watering.

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The Right Way to Use Hydrogen Peroxide in the Garden

Have you been hearing about various ways to use hydrogen peroxide in the garden? You may be surprised to learn that, more often than not, it’s not actually that effective or affordable. There are better, cheaper DIY methods. Plant biologist Emily Estep will explain the right way to use hydrogen peroxide in the garden, revealing superior techniques.

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17 Crops to Plant In Your Greenstalk Planter This Labor Day

An easy way to incorporate late-season crops into the rotation is with a Greenstalk planter. These vertical arrangements save space while allowing plenty of growing room. Grow your vegetables vertically with easy watering and planting pockets. Here, garden expert Katherine rowe explores crops to plant this Labor Day while saving space (and effort!).

A view of a backyard overgrown with grass and invasive plants, surrounded by a wooden fence, in need of revitalization to rewild the space.

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How to Rewild Your Backyard in 7 Easy Steps

Invite wildlife back into your backyard using these simple steps! Whether you’ve got a balcony or an acre, these tips help growers bring native plants and animals back into our ecosystems. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in rewilding the most common space, our homes.

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What Are Fairy Rings, and What Do They Mean For Your Garden?

Have you ever walked outside one day shortly after a rain and seen a large, circular ring of mushrooms growing in your lawn or garden? Fairy rings evoke images of magic and mystery but what exactly are they? In this article, gardening (and mushroom) enthusiast Liessa Bowen dives into the realm of the fairy rings to demystify these other-worldly occurrences.