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7 Garden Diseases That Spread Faster in Cool, Damp Weather

October 17, 2025 by Teri Monroe Leave a Comment

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Cool, wet weather might be a reprieve after summer heat. But for your garden, it’s prime time for disease outbreaks. Moisture and lower temperatures create the optimal environment for fungal and bacterial infections to thrive. It doesn’t matter if your plants are healthy. When leaves stay wet for hours, every plant is susceptible. Knowing which…

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7 Easy Raised Bed Fixes for Fall Maintenance

October 10, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

There are easy raised bed fixes for fall maintenance.

The air’s getting crisper, the leaves are turning, and your raised garden beds are starting to look… well, a little tired. Fall is that golden window when the growing season slows down, giving you the perfect chance to whip those beds back into shape before winter. Ignore them now, and you’ll pay for it come…

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What Causes Green Rings Around the Tops of Carrots?

What Causes Green Rings Around the Tops of Carrots?

Carrots usually arrive in shades of orange, purple, yellow, or white, so a green ring around the top can look like the vegetable has wandered into the wrong garden department. That green color usually comes from a simple culprit: light exposure. When the upper part of a developing carrot sits too close to the soil…

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Can You Move a Raised Bed Without Replacing All the Soil?

Good news, gardeners: a raised bed can move without sending all that beautiful, expensive soil to the compost pile. The trick involves treating the soil like a living garden resource rather than a box of dirt that happens to sit above ground. Moving the frame usually creates less trouble than moving what fills it. Soil…

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Why Are More Gardeners Designing Fire-Smart Borders?

Why Are More Gardeners Designing Fire-Smart Borders?

Wildfire safety has changed the way many gardeners think about the edge of a property. Instead of treating a garden border as nothing more than a pretty transition between lawn and flower beds, gardeners increasingly design these spaces to create separation between vegetation, buildings, and potential fire paths. A fire-smart border will not make a…

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