Growing advice, seasonal how-tos, and recipes from master gardener Andy Wilcox. A new article lands here every week.
Most of us don’t have enough space in our gardens to grow everything we’d like to try. Even in my rather large gardens, I often ask myself, where will I put it? Maximizing what space we have is...
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August 25, 2026
The harvest from our gardens is our long-awaited reward for the effort and patience we put in earlier in the season. But often, it seems far too short. For many vegetables...
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August 18, 2026
A warm cup of fragrant herbal tea on a cold day is nice, but even nicer when you are looking out the window at the garden where it grew. Many of...
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August 14, 2026
There’s nothing better than opening a jar of homemade tomato sauce, salsa, or stewed tomatoes in the middle of winter and getting that fresh-from-the-garden flavor all over again. If you’re planning...
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August 11, 2026
Hardening off is the process of taking tender young seedlings and making them rough and tough to survive outside, without losing them to stress and shock. Harsh afternoon sun, pelting rains,...
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August 4, 2026
We gardeners love to give advice, and that seems to go double when talking about remedies for common problems. But the remedies and ideas you hear aren’t always based in sound...
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July 31, 2026
Our Recipe of the Month for August celebrates one of the season's greatest rewards: an overflowing summer harvest. With tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, basil, and herbs reaching their peak, there's no better...
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July 29, 2026
As summer winds down, your gardening season doesn't have to. In fact, many gardeners consider fall the best time to grow vegetables. Cooler temperatures, fewer insect pests, and consistent soil moisture...
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July 28, 2026
There’s more to a growing season than just the number of days between spring and autumn frost dates. More than just the hours of sunlight and the soil affect your plants’...
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