How to Keep Geraniums Blooming All Summer: A Complete Care Guide
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How to Keep Geraniums Blooming All Summer: A Complete Care Guide

When you’re a Southern African native, what do you miss about moving elsewhere? The sun. The consistent warmth and long, bright days. If you thrived in that kind of ample light, you’d understand why your Pelargoniums (the “geraniums” filling your pots) crave it so much. Show these bright Southern souls a warm welcome, and watch…

8 Mistakes That Are Killing Your Tomato Yield and How To Avoid Them
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8 Mistakes That Are Killing Your Tomato Yield and How To Avoid Them

Tomatoes are easily the most vulnerable crops out there… at least in my experience. I’ve dealt with pretty much everything, including heat stress, poor fruiting, rot, pest infestations – you name it, it’s probably happened in my mom’s backyard tomato patch. Despite all that, however, today, our tomato crops thrive and give us bigger and…

9 Crops That Need Pruning To Produce More (& How to Do It Right)
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9 Crops That Need Pruning To Produce More (& How to Do It Right)

Although it sounds counterproductive to trim down a plant to get it producing more, that’s oddly just how things work in the garden!  Many crops can even perform better with a little pruning, and in today’s article, we’re going to discuss them all. You’re also going to learn how and when to prune them for…

9 Plants That Improve Soil For The Next Crop (Perfect For Raised Beds)
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9 Plants That Improve Soil For The Next Crop (Perfect For Raised Beds)

Have you ever heard of selfless crops? Yeah…they’re very, very real.  Most people believe that only peas have nitrogen-fixing properties that can benefit other plants grown after them in the same area. But this simply isn’t true! In today’s article, I’m going to take you through a curated list of nine special plants that can…

What Vegetables To Plant In July For A Late Summer Harvest (By Zone)
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What Vegetables To Plant In July For A Late Summer Harvest (By Zone)

Although this was never my concern as an experienced gardener, I see many beginners on the internet questioning whether they can plant vegetables in July and have them grow well.   This seemed a little odd to me since I’ve never had my planting options limited by certain months. As a matter of fact, there’s…

Harvest More Beans From Fewer Plants – 11 Tips For Bigger Harvest
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Harvest More Beans From Fewer Plants – 11 Tips For Bigger Harvest

Since the beginning of time, gardeners have always been after one objective and one objective only: bigger harvests!  I mean…can anything really beat the happiness you get from a large, fulfilling harvest? I don’t think so.  If you’re someone who’s always struggled with achieving massive harvests, I feel your pain. Don’t worry, though, because you’re…