Buying guide Vegetables
Best Compost Bin for a Small Garden: 4 Types Compared
The best compost bin choices for small gardens compared by footprint, months to finished compost and effort: tumbler, holding bin, worm bin and trench.
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Cold Hardy Fig Trees: Best Varieties and How Cold They Take
Which cold hardy fig varieties survive northern winters, the temperatures that damage fig wood, and how to wrap, mulch or store a fig tree until spring.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Vegetables
Best Drip Irrigation System for a Vegetable Garden: Kits by Size
Drip is the most efficient irrigation system for a vegetable garden. See how it compares with soaker hoses and sprinklers, and how to size a drip kit to your beds.
July 9, 2026
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Best Fall Bulbs to Plant for Spring Color: 6 Types Compared
The best fall bulbs ranked by how reliably they return: daffodils, alliums, crocus, small early bulbs, hyacinths and tulips, with planting depth and spacing for each.
July 9, 2026
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Best Grow Lights for Vegetable Seedlings and Seed Starting
The best grow light for seedlings is a full-spectrum LED or a cool-white fluorescent tube hung inches above the tray for 14 to 16 hours a day. Types, color and distance compared.
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Buying guide Herbs
Best Grow Lights for Starting Herbs Indoors in Winter
Which grow light type suits winter herb seedlings, how high to hang it and how many hours to run it, with lamp distances and timer settings from extension sources.
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Buying guide Herbs
Best Herb Garden Kits for Beginners: What to Look For
How to choose a beginner herb garden kit: 6 to 8 hours of sun or a built-in light, a 4-inch-deep pot with drainage, and easy herbs such as basil and chives.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Herbs
Best Herb Scissors for Harvesting: Snips vs Pruners
How to choose herb harvesting scissors. Compare snips, micro-tip shears and bypass pruners by stem type, plus where to cut and how to keep blades clean.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Herbs
Best Indoor Herb Garden for a Kitchen Windowsill
Choose an indoor herb garden for a kitchen windowsill by light: plain pots, self-watering planters or hydroponic pods, and the herbs that suit each window.
July 9, 2026
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Choosing the Right Pepper Variety for Your Climate
Pepper varieties that state extension services recommend for cool, short-season, Midwest and hot humid gardens, plus the day counts and temperatures behind the choice.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Flowers & Ornamentals
Best Perennials for a Low-Maintenance Flower Bed
Eleven dependable perennials, from daylily and coneflower to hosta and baptisia, with the light, soil, bloom season and size each needs, plus how to plant them.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Herbs
Best Pot for Mint: Size, Depth and Material for Containers
The best pot for mint is 12 to 16 inches wide and holds 2 to 5 gallons. Compare materials, see how deep a buried pot has to go, and stop mint escaping the container.
July 9, 2026