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The Best Time of Day to Water—And Why Most People Get It Wrong

September 26, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

You’ve probably seen it before—your neighbor out there with a hose in hand at high noon, giving their lawn a good soaking while the sun blazes overhead. It might look productive, but here’s the truth: most people are watering their lawns, gardens, and plants at exactly the wrong time of day. And this simple mistake…

5 Ways to Reduce Water Usage in the Garden

November 16, 2022 by Ali Southerland Leave a Comment

Reducing your water usage in your garden is almost always a positive thing. It will lower your water bill and produce healthier plants. Why Reduce Your Water Usage in Your Garden? Overwatering is a common mistake among gardeners. However, the truth is that plants have adapted to require less water than most people assume….

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7 Plants That Offer Seeds Birds Can Eat Through Fall

A garden can keep feeding birds long after the last bee disappears from the flowers, and the trick often involves doing absolutely nothing. Instead of cutting every faded bloom to the ground, gardeners can leave mature seedheads standing so finches, sparrows, chickadees, and other seed-eating birds can pick through them as fall progresses. Cornell Lab…

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…

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…

5 Ways to Build a Temporary Nursery Bed for Bargain Perennials

Bargain perennials can look like the clearance-bin equivalent of a sad puppy, but a droopy plant in a tiny pot does not necessarily mean a lost cause. A temporary nursery bed gives inexpensive perennials a place to recover, build roots, and gain size before they move into their permanent garden homes. Instead of forcing a…