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What It Means When Mule Deer Wander Into Your California Yard In Fall
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Okra Still Producing In October? How Indiana Gardeners Can Stretch The Harvest Until The First Frost
A single pod on this plant can go from tender to woody in just a few days. That speed surprised…
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9 Perennials You Can Divide This Fall For Free Plants
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10 Creative Ways To Reuse Pumpkins After Halloween
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8 Reasons Your Christmas Cactus Leaves Are Turning Red Before Bloom Season
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What Indiana Gardeners Should Do With Leftover Halloween Pumpkins Instead Of Tossing Them
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Get Your Christmas Cactus Blooming For The Holidays In 8 Steps
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Small Orange Fruit Is Dropping Under Maryland Trees And Eating It Too Early Ruins The Taste
One bite of the wrong orange fruit can make your mouth feel like it’s wearing a wool sweater. Captain John…
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Your Amaryllis Is Stuck In Its Pot. Here’s How To Wake It Up Before A New York Christmas
A bulb the size of a softball can sit in a pot for weeks looking like a forgotten onion, then…
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Why Virginia Gardeners Should Plant Natives Before The Ground Gets Cold
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What It Means When A Garter Snake Shows Up In Your New York Garden
Some snakes spend the winter piled together by the dozens, even hundreds, tucked deep underground where the frost cannot reach….
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Chaos Gardening Is The Lazy Trend Virginia Gardeners Can Start Right Now
Some of the prettiest flower beds I have ever seen started with a handful of mixed seeds tossed into the air. No rows, no labels, no fancy plan. Just a gardener willing to wait and see what showed up. The idea has exploded on social media, and I understand why. Many native wildflower seeds actually…
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Removing This One Feature Cuts Mouse Sightings In Pennsylvania Yards
A single mouse can produce five to ten litters a year. That tiny fact made me look at my backyard…
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Something Is Eating Your Halloween Pumpkins Overnight In New York. Here’s Who
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Why Aromatic Aster Thrives In Dry, Sunny North Carolina Fall Gardens
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The Sky-Blue Winter Bird That Brightens The Texas Panhandle
On a gray winter day in the Texas Panhandle, a flash of brilliant sky blue can stop you in your…
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The Difference Between A California Native Hedge And An Ornamental One
Hedges do a lot of work in California yards. They create privacy, block wind, frame entries, and set the overall…
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How To Identify Snake Attracting Plants In A California Yard
Snake sightings near the house often send homeowners searching for a list of plants to blame. Ivy, roses, citrus trees,…
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How To Make Your North Carolina Yard Safer For Trick Or Treaters This Halloween
Halloween turns every front yard into a stage, and a lot of small feet will cross it after dark. A…
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Which Orange Plants Make Heritage Pumpkins And Mums Really Stand Out In Alabama
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What Boxwoods Need Before Their First Ohio Winter
Your new boxwoods have never seen an Ohio winter. Rookies get a rough welcome. Those little shrubs went in this…
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What To Do If A Saddleback Caterpillar Stings You In Your Florida Garden This Fall
You reach into a shrub in your Florida yard to pull one little weed, and suddenly your hand feels like…
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Some Arizona Desert Trees Are Showing Stress After Prolonged Heat and Uneven Moisture
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Deer Hate These Smells But Can’t Resist Others In Virginia Gardens
Your shrubs look perfect one morning, then like a salad bar the next. If you garden in Virginia, you’ve probably…
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Those Bumpy Green Balls Along Missouri Fence Rows Were Planted On Purpose
In the 1850s, Osage orange seed sold at high prices, and farmers paid it gladly. That seed came from a…
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The One Fall Garden Job Ohio Homeowners Do Too Early Every Year
I’ll admit it: the first crisp weekend of fall has me out the door with pruners in hand before my…
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Where Ticks Are Still Hiding During Warm North Carolina Novembers
A mild week in November feels like a bonus. The leaves are down, the weather is pleasant, and it seems…
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These Creepy-Cool Houseplants Keep The Halloween Vibes Going In Your New York Home
Who says spooky season has to end when the pumpkins leave the stoop? Some houseplants look like they crawled out…
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The Houseplants Collectors In Alabama Love To Search For At Plantmania In Daphne
Plantmania calls itself a traveling houseplant expo, and it rolls thousands of tropical plants into one indoor market. When the…
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10 Culprits That Might Be Keeping Your Michigan Christmas Cactus From Blooming
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8 Pumpkin And Gourd Varieties That Thrive In Texas’s Fall Heat
The small West Texas town of Floydada proudly calls itself the Pumpkin Capital. Every fall, fields across the High Plains…
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The November Crape Myrtle Mistake That Leaves Florida Trees Open To Cold Damage
That tidy, trimmed crape myrtle looks like a model citizen in the neighborhood. A cold front in January will tell…
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The Pennsylvania Native Shrub That Blocks Wind Without Constant Cleanup
Winter wind can be brutal on a Pennsylvania yard. It whips across open lawns, rattles windows, and leaves plants dried…
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Why More New Yorkers Are Keeping Bees Above The City, And What The Legal Rules Require
Picture a hive humming beside your sneakers, high above honking taxis. That buzz comes from workers who forage miles from…
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The Second Round Of Blooms Showing Up In Missouri Yards This Week Comes With A Catch
A forsythia flowering in October can be the same branch that sits bare in April. The yellow you enjoy now…
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Petitti Garden Centers Is Offering Buy 2, Get 1 Free Perennials Across Northeast Ohio
Three plants for the price of two sounds like a sale. In the right hands, it’s a garden plan. Petitti…
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Why Your Amaryllis Isn’t Sprouting in Time for a North Carolina Christmas
A bulb the size of a softball can take six to ten weeks to flower. That means your holiday bloom…
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That Scary-Looking Bug In Your Virginia Garden Is Actually On Your Side
You reach for the last ripe tomato of the season, and something gray, spiky, and strangely armored stares back at…
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Pretty Glass Or Plant Savior? Iridescent Watering Globes Face A New Jersey Winter
Heated winter homes often drop to roughly 10 to 30 percent humidity, which can approach the dryness of some desert…
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How Graywater Can Help California Gardens Through October Fire Restrictions
October in the Golden State smells like dry grass, warm dust, and a hint of smoke on the wind. Your…
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Why Georgia Gardeners Should Test Their Soil Before Adding Lime This Fall
Lime has a reputation for improving garden soil, so it’s tempting to spread some whenever plants seem to be struggling….
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7 Places Black Widows Hide in Arizona Garages and Patios Once Nights Turn Cold
When desert nights finally cool off, you are not the only one looking for a cozy spot. Black widows across…
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The Winter Bird Of The Texas Panhandle You’ll Rarely See Anywhere Else In The State
Every winter, a hawk that spends its summers on the Arctic tundra makes its way south to the Texas Panhandle….
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Those Shriveled “Mummies” On Your New York Fruit Trees Could Ruin Next Year’s Harvest
Wrinkled, dark little lumps are clinging to the twigs of your fruit trees, and they’re not just leftovers. As the…
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Why Florida Palms Grow Huge Flower Stalks – And Whether They Need To Be Removed
One morning a thick, spiky stalk shoots out of your palm like it’s reaching for the roof, and you start…
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What To Do If A Copperhead Shows Up In Your Pennsylvania Yard This Fall (And What Not To)
Fall is a common time for run-ins with copperheads in Pennsylvania. They’re moving toward winter dens, basking on warm rocks,…
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What Georgia Homeowners Should Do When Millipedes Start Appearing In Garages This Fall
Finding one millipede in your garage probably won’t bother you much. Finding dozens crawling along the floor or gathering near…
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Adjusting Arizona Citrus Watering in November
As Arizona days finally cool off, your citrus tree is not asking for the same amount of water it wanted…
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American Chestnut Is Coming Back To New York 122 Years After Blight Struck
One out of every four trees in some eastern forests once dropped sweet, shiny nuts each fall. That forest was…
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What It Really Means When Coyotes Howl Near Michigan Homes In Fall
It starts as a single, high-pitched call at dusk. Then a second voice joins, and a third, until the whole…
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Spring Flowers Are Blooming In Virginia Yards In October. Here’s What’s Going On
Your forsythia just burst into bright yellow flowers, and the calendar says October. If you double-checked the date on your…
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What Happens When You Mow Over Leaves On Your Texas Lawn
Texas soil can be tough on lawns. Heavy clay packs down hard, sandy soil drains too fast, and rocky ground…
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How New York Growers Raise Pumpkins That Weigh As Much As A Car
A pumpkin nearly as heavy as a small car sounds like a tall tale. Across New York, a dedicated group…
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Save Your New Jersey Jack-O’-Lantern Because It Can Become Free Compost For Next Year’s Garden
Your grinning porch pumpkin is roughly ninety percent water, which explains that saggy, wrinkled face by mid-November. Once that smile…
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What Clocks Falling Back Means For Your Pennsylvania Garden Routine
Your plants won’t notice when the clocks fall back. You definitely will. Suddenly, the sun starts setting around 5 p.m….
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