Wondering how to get the last of those green tomatoes hanging from your plants to ripen this fall? Your tomato plants may be fading, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up on the green tomatoes still hanging from them! By late summer and early fall, even the most productive plants begin to look …
Why is September the most important month to feed hummingbirds? Because for many hummingbirds, September is not simply the end of summer. It is the beginning – or middle – of an incredible journey south. After spending spring and summer nesting and raising their young, they must now travel hundreds or even thousands of miles …
Before you toss out the tired potting soil from your hanging baskets and containers this fall, think again – with just a little work now, you can save and recharge that used potting soil and have it ready to grow healthy plants again next spring! After supporting plants all season, potting soil becomes compacted and …
A little fall care can make a big difference in how well your rose bushes handle winter – and how beautifully they bloom next year. But when it comes to getting roses ready for the cold, more work isn’t always better. In fact, a few common fall chores can cause more harm than good. Pruning …
As hydrangea blooms begin to fade and turn brown in the fall, many gardeners wonder if they can safely cut them off before winter arrives. Although cutting away those old flowers might seem like a harmless way to tidy up your landscape, how and where you make the cut can have a big impact on …
What you do to and for your flowerbeds before winter can make a huge difference in their success – which is exactly why it’s important to avoid some of the most common fall flowerbed mistakes gardeners often make each year! Unfortunately, many traditional fall flowerbed chores can cause more harm than good. Cutting every perennial …
Looking for a few of the best annual flowers to save seeds from this September to grow again next year – all for free? September is one of the best times of all to collect flower seeds. By this point in the growing season, many annuals have been producing blooms for months. When blooms are …
Looking to help your tomato plants finish strong in September? By the time September arrives, most tomato plants have been working hard for months. They have produced countless blooms, grown a thick canopy of foliage and, hopefully, provided plenty of delicious tomatoes along the way. But even though the growing season may be winding down, …
Wondering if you can save, recharge and reuse all of that old potting soil in your hanging baskets and containers this fall? Before you toss out the tired potting soil from your hanging baskets and containers, you might want to think twice. With just a little work now, you can save that old soil. You …
Wondering when you should stop fertilizing your perennials, shrubs and other plants in your landscape? The simple truth is, fertilizing some plants in late summer can actually do far more harm than good. Although it might seem like giving tired plants a boost of nutrients would help them finish the growing season strong, for many …
Looking for the best way to divide and transplant your hostas in late summer or early fall? Not only is this one of the easiest ways to create more hosta plants for free, it can also help keep your existing plants healthy, strong and blooming year after year! But as hostas grow year after year, …