Fruit
How to Protect Fruit Trees From Late Spring Frost
Protect fruit tree buds and blossoms from a late spring frost: the temperatures that kill them, how to cover a tree overnight, and how to treat frost damage.
July 9, 2026
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Fruit
When and How to Prune Blueberry Bushes for Bigger Yields
Prune blueberries in late winter while they are dormant. See what to cut in years one and two, and how to remove canes older than six years on a mature bush.
July 9, 2026
Herbs
Why Is My Rosemary Dying? Root Rot and Drainage Fixes
Rosemary usually dies from wet roots. Check the roots, then fix the pot, the mix and the watering: clay pot, 2 parts mix to 1 part perlite, soil pH 6.5 to 7.0.
July 9, 2026
Fruit
Self-Pollinating vs. Cross-Pollinating Fruit Trees: Which Need a Partner
Which fruit trees are self-pollinating and which need a second variety, with a fruit-by-fruit chart, named exceptions, and how close partner trees must be.
July 9, 2026
Vegetables
Vegetable Garden Soil pH: Best Range and How to Fix It
Most vegetables grow best at a soil pH of 6.0 to 6.8, with 6.5 the usual target. A crop-by-crop pH chart, how to test, and when to use lime or sulfur.
July 9, 2026
Vegetables
How to Prevent Squash Vine Borers From Killing Your Squash
Stop squash vine borers before they enter the stem: when the moths fly in your state, how to use row covers and stem wraps, and which squash resist them.
July 9, 2026
Flowers & Ornamentals
How to Stop Deer From Eating Your Flowers
Keep deer off flowers with three layers: plants they rarely damage, an 8-foot fence or small-bed cages, and repellents reapplied about every two weeks.
July 9, 2026
Fruit
Strawberry Plants Not Fruiting: Causes by Symptom and Fixes
Strawberry plants with no flowers, flowers but no berries, or small misshapen fruit each point to different causes. Match the symptom, then fix it for next season.
July 9, 2026
Vegetables
Succession Planting Lettuce: A Two-Week Sowing Schedule
Succession planting lettuce means sowing a short row every two weeks in spring and again in fall. Use this schedule, spacing guide and heat plan for steady salads.
July 9, 2026
Fruit
Thinning Fruit on Overloaded Apple and Peach Trees
When to thin apples and peaches, how many inches to leave between fruit according to five extension and RHS guides, and how to remove fruit without harming spurs.
July 9, 2026
Fruit
Training a Grapevine on a Trellis: Year One Through Year Four
In year one, prune a new grapevine to two buds, stake it and grow shoots to the fruiting wire. Then build the trunk, cordons and spurs over the next three winters.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Flowers & Ornamentals
How to Choose a Trellis for Clematis and Climbing Flowers
Clematis needs thin supports its leaf stalks can wrap, and roses need a frame to be tied to. Match the trellis to how the vine climbs and its mature height.
July 9, 2026