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Autumn is here! While the garden may be starting to rest and die down, there are some things you can do to keep it in tip-top shape. Get ready to compost, replenish soils, and save seeds before winter frost arrives. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant and complete these 13 essential October gardening tasks.
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. Messy gardens perfectly represent this phrase, as they create a new standard of ornamental beauty in the landscape. They also save you a ton of work! Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant to see how a messy garden can boost biodiversity while saving you time and money.
Autumn harvests, transplanting, and seed-sowing hinge on the accuracy of your estimated fall frost date. Join garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey to find one of the most important dates for your garden, and understand why it matters.
Are you anxious to do some cleaning up in the garden? Before you pull out those pruning shears, let's talk about which you should go ahead with and which should wait for spring. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss tells you which to prune and what factors influence the decision.
If you're frustrated by short flower stems and unhealthy flowers that make arranging challenging, consider fall sowing! Flower grower Briana Yablonski will introduce 11 cutting flowers that thrive when planted in the fall.
Maple syrup has hidden benefits besides being naturally sweet and delicious. Just as it’s the sugary carbohydrate food and energy source for maple trees, it shows similar attributes in the garden. But tapping into its benefits goes beyond a spray treatment, which creates a sticky situation. Explore how maple syrup helps enrich soil and plant health with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Whether you’re growing giant pumpkins for Halloween decor or a small ornamental type, it’s time to start thinking about harvesting them. Join organic farmer Jenna Rich and learn five signs your pumpkins are ready to harvest.
Gardeners plan for big, round pumpkins that are uniform in color, but sometimes you have to harvest them early when they’re still green. Whether you had an early frost or had to protect your precious gourds from disease, you may now be wondering how to ripen green pumpkins. Thankfully, it’s a simple process that only takes a few weeks. Plant biologist Emily Estep will tell you everything you need to know about how to ripen green pumpkins.
A clean garden bed is a blank slate for the next round of planting, but it's also an opportunity to enrich soils and habitat while preventing weeds in the “off” season. If you’re giving your raised or in-ground beds a winter break, consider leaving vegetation in place, adding mulch, or sowing a crop cover for added benefits. Explore reasons to avoid a clean sweep with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
Maximalism is the new minimalism, and this design style creates magic in the garden. If you have an affinity for nostalgia, self-expression, and eclecticism in your aesthetic, you will love this style of gardening. Join maximalist and gardener Melissa Strauss, who has some tips on how to translate your maximalist aesthetic into the garden.
Native plants are all the rage, and we couldn't be happier! They are easy to care for and provide food for valuable pollinator populations. Join beekeeper Melissa Strauss to discuss why fall is the ideal time to sow native seeds in your garden.
You may not think of grass as a beneficial garden amendment, but I’m here to tell you it is! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she dives into some creative ways to upcycle your grass clippings and the benefits they offer.