Growing advice, seasonal how-tos, and recipes from master gardener Andy Wilcox. A new article lands here every week.
Starting seeds indoors but not sure what to fill the pots with? With hundreds of products on the market and some, unfortunately, inconsistent labeling, choosing the right material for sowing seeds can be confusing. For the best results,...
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July 14, 2026
Kids might not be excited about the bitter crispness of an arugula leaf, but they love a fat, sassy sunflower. Anyone can get frustrated with a row of parsnips that doesn’t...
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July 7, 2026
Basil will readily pop up without any special treatment, but if you’ve had trouble germinating peas, moonflowers, sweet peas, or nasturtiums, among others, soaking or scarifying could help your success. Not...
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July 1, 2026
Our Recipe of the Month for July celebrates one of summer’s simplest pleasures: fresh sweet corn hot off the grill. When garden meals move outdoors and summer harvests start filling the...
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June 30, 2026
Maybe I’m a big ol’ softy. I have trouble thinning my plants. They tried so hard to sprout and grow, and now I’m just going to kill off the extras? But...
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June 25, 2026
If you have ever tried to grow plants indoors and watched them stretch toward the window or turn pale and weak, you already know how important light is. Grow lights are...
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June 25, 2026
When most gardeners think about planting, spring gets all the attention. By midsummer, many assume the season is winding down and begin focusing on harvesting tomatoes, peppers, and other warm-season favorites....
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June 16, 2026
I love the scent, texture, look, and, of course, flavor of rosemary. Lavender is simply glorious. But both are notoriously difficult to sprout from seed. If this is your first time...
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June 9, 2026
One inch, two inches? How important is it to get the spacing and depth just right when planting seeds? Seed packets usually have instructions, sometimes detailed, sometimes vague, about spacing and...
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