Compost your jack-o’-lantern after Halloween: strip wax and paint, scoop the seeds, chop it, then pile or bury it. Extension-backed steps, pile vs trench.
Growing tomatoes indoors works with dwarf varieties. See what University of Florida trials show on light dose, midday hand-pollination, pots and yield.
South Florida’s best planting month meets a rainy, windy weekend. See which vegetables to set out, which to hold, and how to drain your beds before Sunday.
Sun Gold ripens in 57 days, Brandywine in 78. Compare 7 tomato types by size, days to maturity and best use, then pick the one for your kitchen and season.
Two stems out-yielded one in a Cornell cherry tomato trial. See 10 varieties, pot sizes from 4 inches to 5 gallons, and sowing dates for USDA zones 3 to 9.
Garlic or tulips sprouting after the freeze? About 3 inches of fall green is normal. See what extension sources say is too much and when to mulch.
Michigan’s typical last freeze runs April 20 to May 22 and the fall planting target Aug 12 to Sep 15. See hosta planting dates by NOAA station and elevation.
Lavandula latifolia vs angustifolia: spike lavender oil holds 8–16% camphor (English 0–2%), blooms later and is less cold-hardy per WSU. Which to plant?
Bumpy zucchini isn’t always sick: ribbed varieties are normal, but warts plus mottled leaves point to mosaic virus. Run the 4-cause test to keep or pull.
Dry fall soil can brown evergreens by late winter. How much to water arborvitae, boxwood and holly before the ground freezes, per four extension services.
Mushrooms in your lawn after heavy rain are fungus fruit, not a disease. Fungicide won’t clear them. Only two cases need action, and here is how to spot each.
White sweet potatoes aren’t less sweet because of color: a 15-variety baking test ties sweetness to starch and one enzyme. Types, growing, curing and fixes.
Irish potatoes aren’t a type of potato. See where the name came from, what it has to do with sweet potatoes, and which extension offices still print it.
Cutting water lowered jalapeño heat in a California field trial. See what cultivar, red ripeness and corking really do to Scoville, and what to try instead.
Weigela dying? Seven documented causes, each with its own test: bark scratch, root-collar check, soil probe, pH test or a Verticillium lab culture, plus fixes.