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Why Your Houseplants Need a “Vacation” from Fertilizer Right Now

December 3, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Some Of Your Houseplants Need a “Vacation” From Fertilizer Right Now

Your houseplants may look peaceful sitting in their pots, but don’t be fooled—they are dramatic little creatures. One day they’re perky and glowing; the next day, they’re drooping like they’ve just worked a 14-hour shift. And if you’ve been shoveling fertilizer at them like you’re fueling a race car, they may be silently begging for…

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How to Protect Tender Herbs From Sudden Frost

One chilly night can wipe out months of herb growth surprisingly quickly, especially when a warm fall suddenly turns cold. Basil is particularly vulnerable, but container-grown rosemary and other tender herbs may also need help when temperatures tumble. Fortunately, protecting herbs from frost doesn’t require an expensive greenhouse or a cart full of garden supplies….

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Cold-Frame Crops That Can Stretch Your Growing Season

The first frost doesn’t necessarily have to end your vegetable garden, and you don’t need an expensive heated greenhouse to keep harvesting. A simple cold frame—a low, enclosed growing space topped with glass, polycarbonate or another transparent material—captures solar warmth during the day and provides plants with additional protection from cold nights. The trick is…

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Why Fall Composting Gives Spring Gardens a Head Start

Fall cleanup can leave gardeners staring at piles of leaves, spent vegetable plants, and other organic material that looks like waste but could actually become next year’s soil amendment. Instead of bagging everything for disposal and buying bags of compost in spring, you can put much of that material to work now. Fall composting takes…

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The Right Way to Store Garden Tools Before Cold Weather

When the garden starts shutting down for winter, it’s tempting to toss the shovel against the shed wall, drop the pruners on a shelf, and promise yourself you’ll deal with everything in spring. Unfortunately, a few months of moisture, dirt and neglect can turn perfectly usable tools into rusty, dull, or cracked ones. Proper garden…

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