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Propagation

Fall Propagation: What to Divide, Cut, and Layer Now

Fall is a great time to plan your spring garden, and wind down for the year. Essential to your spring plans is which plants you’ll propagate and plant. Master naturalist and experienced gardener covers all the fall propagation techniques you can get started on now.

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Herbs

11 Low-Light Indoor Herbs for Fall and Winter Kitchens

Home cooks unite! These herbs are perfect for pushing your dishes from amateur to professional status. They add flavor, texture, and pungent spice. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant and discover these 11 herbs perfect for low-light winter kitchens.

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Gardening Tips

September Garden Cleanup: Cut Back These Perennials Now

September and the start of fall mark a turn toward cool-season planting, new garden additions, and mellow days outside. Basic garden cleanup this month ensures healthy plants and soils as we enjoy the final flush of growth ahead of cold weather. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores September garden cleanup and perennials that benefit from cutback this month.

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Ornamental Gardens

Fixing Floppy Sedums: 7 Tricks to Try

I love sedums! They fill the late-season garden with bright blooms and succulent leaves. The only downside is their tendency to flop when the blooms get heavy. Don’t worry, as these seven tricks will help you keep the stems upright.

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Fertilizer

Fall Fertilization: What Your Garden Really Needs Now

Gardens need nutrients to thrive, but when’s the right time to fertilize? Though spring is generally the best season for feeding, you can fertilize your plants in the fall, with a few exceptions. Learn what your garden really needs now with seasoned grower and former landscaper Jerad Bryant.

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Gardening Inspiration

How To Garden Like an Italian Nonna

To seamlessly weave the garden into daily life, take cues from an Italian nonna. The favorite grandmothers know what to grow, how to grow it, and what to do with the yield. For access to the most flavorful, freshest food, there’s much to learn. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in how to incorporate lessons from the Italian orto into our own kitchen gardens.

Swiss chard, a fast-growing vegetable with bright yellow succulent stems and broad, dark green, wrinkled leaves, grows in a row in a sunny garden.

Vegetables

11 Fast-Growing Vegetables You Can Plant Now and Harvest Before Frost

For a quick turnaround now before heavy frost, we rely on fast-growing vegetables to fill the seasonal transition. Adaptable, they germinate in warm conditions and develop as the weather cools, even tolerating light frost. Garden expert Katherine Rowe outlines speedy crops to sow now for a nutritious bounty before cold weather.