DIY Garden Fungal Sprays: Which Ones Actually Work?
Do DIY fungicides actually work? Garden expert Katherine Rowe explains how to fight fungal pathogens with easy homemade fungal sprays.
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7 Tips for Growing Melons in Raised Beds
Melons swell with sweet flesh at summer’s end. You may think these crops need a lot of space, but you can successfully grow them in raised beds! Start some in spring—you’ll enjoy their yummy flavor all season long. These seven tips from seasoned vegetable grower Jerad Bryant will have you harvesting bountiful melons in no time.
9 Watermelon-Growing Problems To Avoid This Summer
Growing watermelons is a labor of love, or at least patience. Now is the time to savor the sweet rewards and indulge in the taste of summer. Avoiding common growing problems is essential to getting full, healthy fruits. Learn how to streamline successful production with gardening expert Katherine Rowe
5 Reasons Your Garden Has Stopped Thriving This Summer
There’s nothing worse than watching your garden suffer through summer when it should be thriving! Hot weather is perfect for growing crops, but it can also invite issues that halt your plants’ growth. Follow along and find solutions for these problems with native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.
11 Steps for Managing Garden Diseases in Humid Gardens
Humid-area gardeners suffer with plant disease more often than their arid-area counterparts, as high humidity encourages the kind of fungal and bacterial growth that leads to numerous plant diseases. While some garden maladies are just an inconvenience, others can decimate your harvests. Plant biologist Emily Estep explains preventative and regular steps you can take to manage diseases in humid gardens.
Stop Believing These 4 Garden Watering Myths
Gardening is rife with advice on how to water plants properly. Is all that advice true? Let’s look at these four common recommendations to demystify irrigation.
How To Grow Squash Vertically For the Best Harvest
If you love to grow (or eat) squash, growing the cucurbits vertically adds dimension, vertical interest, and space. It allows high yields while lessening conditions that foster fungal problems. Explore how to go vertical with summer and winter squashes with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
15 Fall-Blooming Flowers to Plant in August
August is one of the hottest months of the year in most places, so it can be difficult to go out and enjoy the garden. But those crisp, cool days of autumn are right around the corner, perfect for alfresco dining. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss in planting some beautiful, fall-blooming flowers this August!
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Blue Thimble Flower
Blue thimble flower pockets West Coast landscapes every spring. It erupts with blue flower clusters that look like pincushions, attracting birds, butterflies, and bees into your yard. Plant this annual wildflower in sunny borders, wild gardens, or raised beds.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for ‘Iceberg’ Roses
Rosa ‘Iceberg’ brings bundles of crisp, white blooms among glossy green foliage. As a shrub or climber, they flower nonstop from early summer through frost. Explore these handsome, vigorous, effortless roses with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Do Roses and Hydrangeas Grow Well Together?
With the proper selections in the right garden spot, roses and hydrangeas grow together to create an all-season bloom spectacle. Garden expert Katherine Rowe shares tips for outstanding rose and hydrangea combinations based on cultural requirements and display considerations. Rely on hardiness, light conditions, and moisture needs for a long-lived combination.
How to Grow Epic Pumpkins in Raised Beds
Although pumpkins take up a lot of space, you can still grow them in raised beds. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow these cucurbits in your garden.