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The Mulch Trick That Saves Water and Fights Weeds

September 24, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Gardens everywhere have a not-so-secret hero that works harder than most people realize. It’s not fancy fertilizer, it’s not high-tech irrigation, and it’s definitely not some rare seed that costs a fortune. The trick is mulch, and it’s one of the simplest ways to transform a struggling garden into a thriving one. Mulch isn’t just…

How to Keep Your Garden Thriving During a Heatwave

September 24, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

When the temperature soars and the sun feels more like a blowtorch than a warm embrace, gardens can go from lush to limp in record time. Plants that seemed unstoppable in spring suddenly wilt, leaves crisp, and blossoms droop under the relentless heat. But a heatwave doesn’t have to spell doom for your green space….

5 Cheap Ways to Self Water Plants

February 21, 2022 by Kathryn Vercillo Leave a Comment

Some people love the ritual of watering their plants each day. However, many of us like to simplify our schedules by setting up systems whereby plants can self water. Moreover, there might be times when you need plants to water themselves, such as when you go on vacation. It’s good to know some cheap ways…

How To Get Free Seeds From The Government by Amanda Blankenship Seeds might seem like a small expense, but any seasoned…
Should I Use Enviro Ice On My Plants? by Kathryn Vercillo Every week, I receive food from Hungryroot. It's a great…
From Trash to Treasure: Transform Shredded Paper Into Garden Gold by Amanda Blankenship Should you use shredded paper as garden mulch? It might…
What Happens to Plants If You Use Enviro Ice on Them? by Amanda Blankenship About a year ago, I wrote our first article about…

You’re Still Watering Like It’s July — Your Fall Garden Doesn’t Need It

That automatic watering schedule that kept your tomatoes alive through July may be doing too much work by late September. Cooler days, longer nights, weaker sunlight, and seasonal rain can all change how quickly moisture disappears from garden soil, yet it’s easy to keep watering simply because that’s what you’ve done all summer. Too much…

We Planted an Old Sweet Potato Instead of Throwing It Away — Here’s What Grew

That wrinkled sweet potato sitting in the back of the pantry may look like compost-bin material, especially once little shoots start poking through the skin. But those sprouts are also evidence that the sweet potato is still capable of producing a living plant, so we decided to see what would happen if we planted one…

Can You Regrow Green Onions Forever? We Put the Viral Hack to the Test

Buy a bunch of green onions once, stick the white ends in a glass of water, and supposedly you’ll never have to buy green onions again. It’s one of those viral gardening hacks that sounds almost too perfect for anyone trying to trim a few dollars from the grocery bill. Unlike plenty of internet tricks,…

Those Dead Flower Stems Look Ugly — Here’s Why Gardeners Are Leaving Them Until Spring

Once frost turns your flower garden brown, the instinct is understandable: grab the pruners, cut everything to the ground, bag the debris, and make the yard look tidy again. But what looks like a collection of dead stems to you may look very different to a bee, butterfly, bird, or other creature preparing for winter….