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What Your Lavender Needs in August – These 5 Easy Tasks Keep Your Plants Lush and Multiply Your BloomsLate-summer lavender care directly determines future flowering potential and can even triple next year’s display. Here’s how to keep your plants lush, woody-free, and fragrant year after year
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You Can Root Tomato Suckers! How to Turn August Prunings into a Free Fall HarvestWant to extend your harvest with extra tomatoes? Put those pruned suckers to work and turn them into a bonus crop.
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These 6 Fruit Trees Thrive on Neglect – For a Lush, Stress-Free Bounty You Can Enjoy Even in a Small YardTired of fussy fruit trees throwing tantrums, or just craving easy homegrown harvests? These practically unkillable trees give you delicious crops in big pots and small spaces – without the sulking
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How to Prune Tomatoes for Healthier Plants & Bigger Harvests – What Experts Want You to Know Before You Pick Up the PrunersPruning tomatoes the right way can produce stronger plants and bigger yields than ones that are left to grow wild. Here's what you need to know to make the cut.
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Why Are My Peppers Dropping Their Leaves in August? Diagnosing Late-Summer DefoliationSeeing bare pepper stems with hanging fruit? Learn how to diagnose heat stress, erratic watering, nitrogen draw, and spot diseases to save your crop.
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Can You Save Tomatoes With Blossom End Rot? What To Pick, Toss, And Leave On The VineRotted bottoms on your tomatoes? It's not necessarily a death sentence. Learn why blossom end rot happens, which damaged fruit to toss or save, and how to fix it.
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6 Useful Tomato Growing Buys Gardeners Regret Not Having by August – Stock Up Now for a Strong Finish to the SeasonIf you didn't already stock up on all your late-season tomato growing gear, now is the time to do it. Here's what you need for a fantastic harvest.
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This 6 Late-Summer Herbs Actually Taste Better When the Weather Gets HotHeat stress triggers certain herbs to produce rich essential oils, making their flavors pop. Harvest these 6 herbs now while they're at their peak.
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What Lemon Trees Need in August: 5 Easy Tasks That Guarantee Juicy Harvests in the Coming MonthsHot, dry spells in August can mean disaster for potted fruit trees. Learn how to keep your lemons safe.
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Propagating Basil from Cuttings and Seeds: A Complete GuideWant an endless supply of fresh herbs? Learn how to propagate basil from stem cuttings in water or soil, plus seed-starting tips for year-round harvests.
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Weekend Win: Prune Lavender Now to Help it Survive Winter ChillsGive lavender a quick trim in early August and your plant will grow an insulating layer of dense evergreen foliage that acts as a duvet once temperatures plummet.
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How to Revive Dying Lavender Plants: Causes, Fixes, and CareIs your lavender drooping, yellowing, or turning brown? Learn how to diagnose common problems and revive your plant before it's too late!r
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I'm Using Old Cardboard Boxes to Make Growing Vegetables So Much Easier This Heatwave SummerMy free cardboard mulch locks moisture into the soil, smothers weeds and prevents cats pooping, saving me so much time and effort.
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6 Vegetables to Plant in August for a Tasty Fall Bounty Before the First FrostDelicious homegrown flavor awaits your fall table with these smart and easy veggie choices.
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Garden Designers Say This Fragrant Favorite Is The Next 'It' Plant – So I'm Making It The Star Of My GardenI couldn't stop noticing this fragrant favorite popping up in stylish gardens. Turns out, it has everything we're looking for in a future-proof plant.
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What Tomato Plants Need in August – 5 Essential Tasks to Enjoy Bumper Harvests of Plump, Flavorful FruitTomatoes are ripening now, and these simple steps are the difference between a basic crop and an abundant harvest of flavorful fruit that lasts into fall.
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8 Things to Do When You Have an Explosion of Cherry TomatoesSwimming in cherry tomatoes? Here's what you can do to preserve the ones you have, and keep the tap flowing.
