Edible Gardens
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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
By Amy Grant
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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.
By Emma Kendell
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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.
By Tyler Schuster
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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.
By Kayleigh Dray
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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.
By Emma Kendell
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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.
By Tyler Schuster
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The Very Best Lavender to Grow in Every Zone, Because We All Need This Wonderful Plant in Our LivesPlant the ideal lavender variety for your climate and you'll enjoy intense fragrance, abundant flowers and fabulous foliage for years to come.
By Clare Walker
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Don’t Throw Out Overripe Watermelon – It Has a Secret Use in the GardenDon't throw away that spoiled melon! Give it a second life in the garden helping pollinators and plants.
By Tyler Schuster
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Gardeners Are Using This Common Breakfast Food to Feed Their Tomato Plants – But Here's Why It Should Stay in the FridgeSome gardeners online say this common breakfast item deserves a place in your garden as well as your fridge. But our plant experts say otherwise.
By Tyler Schuster
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What Pepper Plants Need in July – 5 Easy Yet Essential Tasks to Do Before the Month Ends for a Sweet & Spicy HarvestNow is a vital time for pepper plants. Give them the proper care in July and you're sure to have a delicious harvest. Here's what they need this month.
By Tyler Schuster
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7 Fast-Growing Vegetables That Thrive on Neglect, Even if You Forget to Water – Sow Them in July For the Easiest Fall Harvest, EverSow these forgiving heat-tolerant veggies now for speedy, stress-free crops.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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How to Protect Homegrown Vegetables From Cyclospora – 6 Simple Steps for Safer HarvestsTyler Schuster draws on his background in microbiology and gardening to explain the risks of Cyclospora for home growers and how to avoid contamination.
By Tyler Schuster
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July Is the Perfect Time to Start Fall Crops – Sow These 7 Vegetable Seeds Now to Keep the Harvests ComingIt's hard to think about fall crops when we're baking under extreme heat, but planning and planting these veggies should be done in July.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Veggies & Herbs May Taste Bland Based on When You Pick Them – Here’s the Best (and Worst) Time of Day to Harvest for Peak FlavorIf your harvest tastes flavorless, the time of day you're picking produce could be the cause. Here's when you should and shouldn't harvest vegetables and herbs.
By Tyler Schuster
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8 Herbs Every Keen Cook Should Grow For Vibrant Flavor – Even if You've Never Gardened BeforeThese herbs are all so easy to raise in a pot, and just wait till you taste how intensely flavorful homegrown harvests are.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Grow Your Own Natural, Zero-Calorie Sweetener at Home – Plus, 3 Easy Ways to Store and Use Your Stevia HarvestStevia is a natural sweetener that is sugar free and calorie free. Plant it in your container garden or herb garden for a homegrown boost of sweetness.
By Kathleen Walters
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What to Do with Your Lavender in July Heatwaves to Extend the Blooming Season for As Long as PossibleFew summer flowering plants work harder than lavender – but if you want longer-lasting purple sweeps, these simple midsummer tricks will stretch your blooming season
By Teo Spengler

