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9 Gardening Rituals That Sound Witchy but Work Weirdly Well

Okay. So, this one’s going to get a little weird. We’re talking gardening rituals. And not just the usual “plant basil on a Tuesday” kind of thing. No. These are the witchy-sounding, moon-howling,...

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The 10 Best Crops to Direct Sow in June (Wherever You Live!)

This article centers around a down-to-earth and handy video by Next Level Gardening, a YouTube channel run by Brian, a gardener known for mixing practical advice with a touch of dry wit and a whole lot...

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10 Signs Your Garden Thinks You Gave Up

We need to talk about your garden. And not in the gentle, “oh look, a dandelion” kind of way. No, your garden is staging a silent protest. A botanical mutiny. It’s throwing passive-aggressive shade...

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9 Pest Gateways You Are Probably Ignoring

Your garden might look peaceful. Birds chirping. Tomatoes ripening. But beneath the surface? It’s a full-blown pest infiltration. And the worst part? You probably helped them in. It’s not your fault,...

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Never Plant Tomatoes Without Following These Tips

This article is based on a highly practical video from the YouTube channel Slick Garden, known for its no-nonsense gardening advice and hands-on tips. In this particular video, the host shares...

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6 Natural Pest Sprays You Can Mix At Home

You’ve done everything right: prepped the soil, spaced the seedlings, watered with saint-like precision. And then the bugs moved in. Uninvited. Unapologetic. Before you grab the nuclear option from the...

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6 Easy Soil Tests You Can Do with a Jar

Today we’re not talking about fancy gadgets, high-tech lab tests, or anything that requires a subscription. We’re talking jars. Jars, dirt, and the low-key sorcery that happens when you shake them up...

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9 Ugly Plants That Do Amazing Things for Your Soil

Today, we’re digging up a few of the most unloved plants in the garden — the scraggly ones, the hairy ones, the ones your neighbor looks at and mutters “weed” under their breath. But hold off on...

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6 Messy Gardening Habits That Are Actually Brilliant

For years, I thought a “good” garden had to be tidy. I pulled things that looked out of place, trimmed back anything scruffy, and treated every fallen leaf like a personal failure. If it didn’t look...

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7 Plants You Should Never Water in the Afternoon

I used to think watering was a “whenever I remember” kind of job. Morning, afternoon, even the middle of the day. It all seemed fine. If the hose was handy and the plants looked thirsty, I gave them a...

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10 Garden Tasks to Finish Before June Sneaks Up on You

Let’s be honest: late May in the garden feels a bit like Sunday night. You know Monday (aka June) is coming. You know you should probably prep. But it’s tempting to just sit back and admire the...

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7 Plants You Should Rip Out Before June

Here’s the brutal truth: some of the plants in your garden are dead weight. They’ve done their job (kind of), they’ve had their 15 minutes, and now they’re just sitting there… flopping, bolting,...

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Feed the Right Plants Now — or Watch Them Struggle in June

I used to think fertilizer was magic. Shake a little out of the bag, sprinkle it around like parmesan on pasta, and voilà — garden of dreams. Then I burned half my tomatoes, turned my basil bitter, and...

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June Heatwaves Are Coming, Are You Ready?

There’s a moment every late May when things feel under control. The seedlings are strong, the weeds are mostly gone (don’t pull these 6 weeds here though), and the garden gives off that smug...

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7 Memorial Day Plants That Will Hit You Right in the Heart

Some plants are just plants. But others carry meaning, the kind that doesn’t fade with the seasons. Memorial Day isn’t just a date on the calendar. It’s a moment to reflect, to remember, and to feel...

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This One Trick Keeps Slugs Away

I didn’t notice the slugs at first. Just a few holes in my lettuce leaves. A chunk missing from a marigold. Nothing too dramatic. Probably wind, I told myself. Or a squirrel with commitment issues....

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7 Garden Myths That Are Wasting Your Time

When I started gardening, I took every tip as gospel. If someone told me something killed slugs or made tomatoes sweeter, I believed it. No questions asked. Turns out, a lot of that advice was… not...

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The Garden Tip That Just Won’t Die (But Probably Should)

There’s a bag of white crystals under my sink that’s been there for years. Not the exciting kind. The gardening kind. I bought it during my “let’s fix everything with a sprinkle of something” phase,...

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9 Garden Products That Are A Waste of Money

If you’ve ever stared at a shiny new garden tool in the hardware store and thought, “Ooooh, I bet that’ll make me a better gardener,” this one’s for you. We’ve all done it. Bought something because it...

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12 Plants You Can Easily Propagate for Free

What’s better than a plant you love? One that makes more of itself for free. No shopping, no guilt, just a quick snip and a bit of patience. Propagation sounds fancy, but it’s basically copy and paste...

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Why Your Garden Needs Something Purple

I didn’t care about purple. Not in clothes, not in flowers, not in anything. It always felt a bit too… much. Then I planted a single lavender bush. Just one. The bees showed up. The neighbors stopped...

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11 Scraps That Are Garden Gold

Before you hurl that soggy paper towel into the bin or scrape your dinner leftovers into the trash, hold up. Your garbage is trying to tell you something. It’s whispering, “Hey, I could’ve been...

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6 Surprising Things Baking Soda Does in the Garden

Baking soda is one of those things that lives in the back of your pantry for years. It’s always there, usually half-used, mostly forgotten, and occasionally called into service when something smells...

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Why June Might Be Too Late for These Plants

June feels like prime gardening time. The sun’s out. The soil’s warm. You’ve finally banished the last of the frost-paranoia. It should be the perfect moment to grow just about anything, right? Well,...

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Grow These 5 Superfoods Indoor This June – No Garden Required

Superfoods. The word gets thrown around so often, it’s starting to sound like something Marvel trademarked. But behind the marketing fluff, some of these plants really do live up to the hype —...

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5 No-Fail Ways to Vacation Without Killing Your Plants

Your suitcase is packed, your out-of-office reply is set, and your neighbor is eyeing your tomato patch like it owes them money. You’re ready for vacation. But your garden? Not so much. Unlike your...

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7 Plants That Feed Birds Without Looking Like a Bird Feeder

Bird feeders are nice. Until they aren’t. One strong wind, a squirrel uprising, or a week of forgetting to refill it and suddenly it’s just a weird plastic ornament hanging from a pole. But there’s a...

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What You Should Be Planting Come June According to Your Hardiness Zone

June hits differently in every garden. In some places, it’s tomato season. In others, it’s still “don’t even think about basil” weather. That’s where hardiness zones come in — not as rules, but as a...

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June Garden Hacks for Florida and Other Hot Zones (USDA 8-11)

This article centers around a comprehensive gardening video by YouTuber Jerra, who specializes in homesteading, gardening, and backyard food production. The video in question serves as the ultimate...

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I Fixed One Planting Habit. The Results? Wild.

I used to think I was pretty decent at gardening. My tomatoes weren’t dying. The lettuce showed up on time. Even my basil was vaguely behaving. But something always felt a little… off. Like the garden...

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9 Garden Tasks to Skip When It’s Too Hot

When it’s 85 degrees in the shade and your shirt is already clinging to your back before you even grab the trowel, it’s time to rethink what “productive” really means in the garden. This isn’t one of...

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7 Reasons Your Tomato Leaves Are Turning Yellow

You wait all spring for your tomato plants to finally look like something. And just when they do — boom — yellow leaves. Not one. Not two. A whole bottom row, fading like an old newspaper. First...

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What “Full Sun” Really Means

If you’ve ever stood in the gardening aisle squinting at a seed packet that says “Full Sun” and thought, Sure, I’ll just put it somewhere bright, you’re not alone. But “full sun” doesn’t just mean it...

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Add This to Your Plant Pots Before Summer Hits

It always starts the same way. You water your potted plants in the morning, everything looks fresh and smug, and then by 3 PM they’re collapsing like they just ran a marathon. Leaves limp, soil...

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The One Herb That Keeps Mosquitoes Away (and Smells Amazing)

There are two types of people in this world. Those who can sit outside in summer like civilized humans, and those who become an all-you-can-eat buffet the second they step onto a lawn. If you’re in...

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9 Mowing Mistakes That Are Wrecking Your Lawn

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who mow their lawn with military precision and probably use a laser level to check their lines. And those who treat mowing like a random weekend...

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11 Flowers That Look Beautiful But Smell…Suspicious

Some flowers make you stop in your tracks. Bold colors, graceful petals, everything in the garden glowing like a postcard. Then you lean in for a whiff… and immediately regret your life choices. Turns...

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What Well-Draining Soil Actually Means

If you’ve ever tried to grow anything — flowers, herbs, tomatoes, that sad lavender you impulse-bought — you’ve probably come across the phrase “well-draining soil.” It shows up on plant tags, seed...

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6 Easy Garden Upgrades That Take Less Than 1 Hour

Some gardening days are made for big projects. This isn’t one of them. Maybe it’s warm out. Maybe your knees are already filing a complaint. Or maybe you just want a few wins without digging holes or...

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8 Things You Should Never Compost in Summer

Summer composting is a bit like summer hosting. Things go great when everyone behaves — but the minute someone brings tuna salad to a barbecue, the vibe turns fast. Your compost pile works hard. It’s...

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The 6 Most Abused Gardening Buzzwords You Need to Stop Trusting Right Now

Half the time, we’re just nodding at the garden center pretending we know what these words mean. “Drought-tolerant”? Sounds smart. “Heirloom”? Fancy. “Hardy”? Oh yes, that one must be tough. But the...

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Why Smart Gardeners Save Their Teabags (Hint: It’s Not for Compost)

It sounds like something your great-aunt Mabel would do after a strong cup of Earl Grey: walk straight from the kitchen to the flower pots, teabag in hand, like it’s the most natural thing in the...

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14 Weird Tricks That Actually Boost Flower Growth

Every gardener has their “thing.” Some swear by moonlight pruning. Others bury rusty nails or whisper to their hydrangeas like it’s a secret club. And while a few of those habits are nothing more than...

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The Garden Lime Mistake Everyone Keeps Making

At some point, every gardener has stood over a patch of sad-looking soil, lime in hand, thinking, “This’ll fix it.” Maybe you heard it from a neighbor. Maybe you saw it on a bag at the garden center...

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6 Ways to Protect Your Garden from Sudden Summer Storms

It starts with a rumble. Just as you’re admiring how straight your tomato stakes are or mentally patting yourself on the back for finally mulching the kale bed, the sky goes full drama queen. Wind,...

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Neem Oil Isn’t Magic (And Can Burn Your Plants)

It sounds gentle. Natural. Almost charming. Neem oil—extracted from the seeds of a tropical tree—gets tossed around in garden groups like it’s liquid gold. Got aphids? Neem. Powdery mildew? Neem....

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The Mid-Year Garden Reset Checklist

June is sneaky. One moment you’re still dealing with spring weeds and soggy soil, and the next your cucumbers are taking over the yard, your lettuce has bolted like it saw a ghost, and you’re not...

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What Should You Be Harvesting Right Now? This Free Calendar Has the Answer

There’s a weird kind of anxiety that creeps in around harvest time. You walk into the garden, see a half-red tomato, three squashes the size of small dogs, and a bunch of lettuce that looks like it’s...

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12 Harvesting Hacks to Keep Veggies Coming All Summer Long

June is a funny month in the garden. Half the plants are shouting “pick me,” the other half are still deciding whether they’re ready to do anything at all. It’s the in-between season—the time when...

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Diatomaceous Earth: The Most Useful Garden Product No One’s Using

If you’ve ever lost a whole row of lettuce to slugs overnight, you know the quiet rage that follows. You water, you weed, you baby these plants for weeks—and then boom. Gone. Eaten by something that...

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