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How to Mulch Your Garden | Types of Mulch

Mulch has been called the gardener’s friend—and for good reason. In winter, mulch protects bare...
Fall Cleanup Tips

10 Fall Cleanup Tips for a Better Spring Garden

Here are 10 autumn garden cleanup tips to reduce problems with pests and diseases—while also...
Dandelion Weeds

13 Common Garden Weeds

No one likes to talk about weeds, but some plants compete with your garden for nutrients, water,...
Weeds

Homemade Herbicides: 5 Natural Ways to Weed

After watching my neighbor spray the weeds in his driveway with a cancer-causing herbicide, I...
Fertilizer Tea for the Garden

Fertilizer Tea from Plants, Weeds, and Grass

Using your own garden weeds and grass, you can make homemade fertilizer tea. It’s a great boost for...
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Keep Weeds Under Control (Without Weed Killers)

Dealing with weeds in the garden? Their often persistent nature can make for a truly frustrating...
Garden Thugs

Cutting Back and Thinning Summer Plants

Garden thugs are plants (not weeds) that quickly get out of control in the garden. They can really...
Crabgrass

How to Fix 10 Common Lawn Problems

What is wrong with my lawn? Why is my grass dying in patches? Why is my lawn turning brown in spots...
Plantago

What Weeds Tell You About Your Soil

Read your weeds! They are an indicator of your soil’s health. If you have large patches of one kind...
Bindweed

Weed Control Techniques

While it’s tempting to call any unwanted plant a “weed,” there are really only a select few weeds...
Portulaca - Purslane

Purslane: Health Benefits and Recipes

Purslane, or Portulaca oleracea, is a garden weed that is edible and has many health benefits. Find...
Purple Loosestrife

How to Stop Invasive Plants from Spreading

What are invasive plants? How do you keep invasive plants from spreading? Let’s dig in! Have you...
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Straw Turns to Gold

No, I’m not Rumpelstiltskin, the cranky gnome in a Grimm fairy tale; I can’t spin straw into gold...
Dandelion Meadow

Dandelion Health Benefits

Gardeners curse the ubiquitous dandelion and its pervasive nature. They pop up everywhere in spring...
Dandelions

Weed Control: How to Reduce Weeds in Your Garden

Here are tips on how to control weeds in your garden—and recommended treatments for different types...