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Buying guide Compare wood chips, bark, straw, leaves and compost: which mulch suits vegetables, perennials, trees and shrubs, how deep to spread each one, and how much to buy.
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Buying guide Pick native flowers in five steps: find your ecoregion, count sun hours, test drainage, cover three seasons of bloom, and buy nursery-grown straight species.
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Pick a pot 1 or 2 inches wider than the current one and not much deeper. How to tell when a houseplant needs it, and what goes wrong in a pot that is too big.
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Fix compacted soil without tilling: probe to confirm it, crack it with a broadfork, top-dress compost, sow deep-rooted cover crops and keep feet off the beds.
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Knock aphids off with water, prune the worst shoots, and spot spray soap or oil only if needed. A five-step plan that keeps lady beetles and lacewings alive.
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Fungus gnats breed in wet potting mix and can go from egg to adult in three to four weeks. Dry the top 1 to 2 inches, trap the adults and treat larvae with Bti.
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A safe bucket method for aerated compost tea, what university research says it can and cannot do, and why extension services say to leave out the molasses.
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Propagate pothos in water: take a 3 to 6 inch cutting with two nodes, change the water once or twice a week, and pot it up when the roots reach about 1 inch.
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What each line of a soil test report means: pH, buffer pH, phosphorus, potassium, organic matter and CEC, with the ranges to compare against and what to do.
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Save an overwatered houseplant in five steps: stop watering, check the roots, cut out rot, repot in fresh mix, and water by touch. Includes a symptom table.
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When to dig dahlia tubers and gladiolus corms, how long to dry each one, and the storage temperature and packing that carry them through winter.
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Powdery mildew on phlox, bee balm, zinnias and roses: the 60 to 80 F weather that drives it, resistant varieties by name, and sprays that work with their limits.
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