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Don’t Stress Your Plants When Transferring Them From Indoors To An Outdoor Garden

It’s prime planting time in many regions, and gardeners are flocking to garden centers for annuals, and herb and vegetable starter plants. Likewise, those who have grown plants from seeds indoors may be gearing up to transplant them in the garden now.

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Gardening Help In The Palm Of Your Hand: 5 Apps, Phone Tips

The latest crop of gardening apps and cellphone features may surprise you with their expert garden-planning and planting advice, pest and disease troubleshooting, instant plant and insect identification, and even integrated artificial intelligence and augmented reality.

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At Summer’s End, Indoor Plants Need Attention Too

As summer winds down, we tend to focus on enjoying the last of the season’s harvests, clearing away spent plants and planning next year’s garden. But indoor plants need our attention now, too.

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Gardening Doesn’t Stop Just Because It’s Fall: Some Tips

As summer turns to fall, the garden may seem to fade into the background. But there’s still plenty of action going on underground, so this is no time to rest.

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How To Save Vegetable Seeds For Next Year

Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, which, if harvested and stored correctly, have the potential to grace us with free plants. And late summer is the perfect time to start collecting them. 

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How To Plan Now For Cold-Season Crops

If you missed out on growing a summer vegetable garden — or are enjoying homegrown produce right now and would like to extend your bounty, it’s time to start planning. 

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