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Information about how to grow, where to plant, how to propagate, soil and sun requirements, and more for garden plants and flowers. Discover new plants for your garden or learn more about plants already in your garden.
Now is the time to plant your vegetables for your fall garden. I started some several weeks earlier, and already have the seedlings showing. It's not too late to plant, but with the hot and dry conditions of late August/early September, you'll have to take more care of your plants and be wary of garden pests. Soil Preparation Remove the weeds and …
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Preparing your soil for seeds or plants by tilling it or mixing it can really help your plants get established. Plants and seeds put out roots to gather nutrients and water, and tilled soil makes it easier for the roots to penetrate. Manually mixing soil is very hard, so we opted for a tiller. Mantis Tiller Review The tiller we have is a Mantis …
It stays warm enough here in the Southeast that we sometimes get the chance to have a second crop of tomatoes and other vegetables before the cold of winter takes over. For those of us who love eating homegrown tomatoes in salad or pasta, it is definitely worth replanting to try and get a second harvest of tomatoes. At this time of year, …
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This native plant has the coolest little red flowers that hummingbirds love. And they bloom in fall! Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus) is native to the southern United States. It's hardy in USDA zones 7 through 11. It grows in both sun and part-shade, but plant it in more sun for the best flowers. It is a perennial, deciduous, shrub-like …
Three young fawns and a doe have discovered my garden just recently. They ate all of the leaves off of the pepper plants, devoured the hostas, stripped the bean plants bare, and ate every single beet top. Now that they’ve found us, I’m sure they will continue to come back. I am starting to think about planting for a fall crop of vegetables, so I …
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Zinnias are annual plants in the Asteraceae family that offer various heights, colors, and types of flowers. Zinnias are very easy to grow and require little maintenance but offer bright, showy flowers. They attract butterflies and make excellent cut flowers. They are also deer resistant Plant heights range from 6 inches to several feet …
