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fall gardening

fall favorites

Fall Favorites: What to Plant Now for a Late-Season Bounty When the summer sun starts its slow dip and the days shorten, many gardeners pack up their gloves and declare...

fall favorites

Fall Favorites: What to Plant Now for a Late-Season Bounty When the summer sun starts its slow dip and the days shorten, many gardeners pack up their gloves and declare...

fill garden beds to the top like this one

from scraps to soil

From Scraps to Soil: Composting Methods for Every Backyard There’s something magical about composting. You start with kitchen scraps, yard waste, and maybe even some things you thought belonged in...

from scraps to soil

From Scraps to Soil: Composting Methods for Every Backyard There’s something magical about composting. You start with kitchen scraps, yard waste, and maybe even some things you thought belonged in...

speedy harvests

speedy harvests

Speedy Harvests: Lightning-Fast Veggies You Can Pick in a Flash There’s a special kind of thrill in the garden when you plant something… and in what feels like no time...

speedy harvests

Speedy Harvests: Lightning-Fast Veggies You Can Pick in a Flash There’s a special kind of thrill in the garden when you plant something… and in what feels like no time...

soaked beds

soaked beds

If you’ve ever walked outside after a heavy summer storm to find your raised beds looking more like soup bowls than garden boxes, you’re not alone. Downpours can turn even...

soaked beds

If you’ve ever walked outside after a heavy summer storm to find your raised beds looking more like soup bowls than garden boxes, you’re not alone. Downpours can turn even...

stretch the season

stretch the season

Stretch the Season: Easy Tricks to Keep Your Garden Going Longer If you're like most backyard gardeners, you feel that twinge of sadness when the days grow shorter and the...

stretch the season

Stretch the Season: Easy Tricks to Keep Your Garden Going Longer If you're like most backyard gardeners, you feel that twinge of sadness when the days grow shorter and the...

shade-loving superstars

shade-loving superstars

Shade-Loving Superstars: Veggies That Don’t Need Full Sun to Shine In the backyard gardening world, the word “shade” can sound like a disappointment—something to work around, rather than work with....

shade-loving superstars

Shade-Loving Superstars: Veggies That Don’t Need Full Sun to Shine In the backyard gardening world, the word “shade” can sound like a disappointment—something to work around, rather than work with....