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Why Gardeners Are Falling in Love With Unusual Houseplants This Year

December 24, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Why Gardeners Are Falling in Love With Unusual Houseplants This Year

Houseplants have exploded from being mere green accessories to full-blown lifestyle companions. This year, gardeners everywhere are swapping traditional ferns and succulents for quirky, unexpected flora that spark conversation and curiosity. The appeal isn’t just aesthetic—these unusual houseplants bring personality, intrigue, and even a bit of adventure into homes. They challenge our assumptions about what…

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Why Your Garden Soil Might Be Too Rich

September 25, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Your garden soil might currently be too rich

Every gardener dream of rich, dark, crumbly soil. But here’s the plot twist: soil can actually be too fertile. While it sounds like a good problem to have, overly rich soil often backfires, leaving you with more problems than produce. Plants grow differently depending on the balance of nutrients, and too much of a good…

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How to Store Garden Tools for Winter Without Buying New Organizers

How to Store Garden Tools for Winter Without Buying New Organizers

Garden tools have a remarkable talent for turning into a tangled pile of handles, hoses, and mysterious metal objects the moment gardening season ends. Storing them for winter does not require a shiny new rack, expensive storage bins, or a trip to the hardware store, though. A little cleaning, some strategic repurposing, and a better…

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What to Know About Crops That May Recover After a Heat-Stress Slump

What to Know About Crops That May Recover After a Heat-Stress Slump

A heat wave can make a vegetable garden look like it has filed for early retirement. Leaves curl, blossoms disappear, fruit production slows, and perfectly healthy plants can suddenly look rather unimpressed with the whole gardening arrangement. The good news: heat stress does not automatically mean a crop has reached the end of its story….

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6 Soil Tests Worth Doing Before You Buy Fall Fertilizer

6 Soil Tests Worth Doing Before You Buy Fall Fertilizer

Fall fertilizer season can turn a garden center into a strange little game of nutritional roulette. Bags promise greener lawns, stronger roots, bigger blooms and all sorts of botanical miracles, but none of those promises tell you what your particular soil actually needs. A soil test can give you that missing piece of information before…

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7 Kitchen Scraps That Belong in Compost—and 4 That Do Not

7 Kitchen Scraps That Belong in Compost—and 4 That Do Not

The compost bin can turn a surprising amount of kitchen waste into useful organic matter for the garden. Apple cores, coffee grounds, vegetable trimmings, and even crushed eggshells can all find a second life in the pile, while certain leftovers can create more trouble than they are worth. Knowing the difference keeps composting simpler and…

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