Does Garlic Need Chilling in Texas and Florida? What Rounds Really Mean
You plant a handful of garlic cloves, green shoots pop up, and then the harvest turns out to be a single fat ball with no…
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 10, 2026
In the Garden
These California Native Shrubs Thrive in Rock-Hard Clay That Floods Every Winter
John Miller CA · Nov 10
8 vegetables you can still sow this November and be picking before spring arrives
Ethan Brooks · Nov 10
These 8 Trees and Shrubs North Carolina Gardeners Prune in November, Plus 4 They Never Touch
Jasmine Hughes · Nov 10
From the Garden
What to Do With All Those Acorns Piling Up on Your Central Texas Lawn This Fall
Step outside after a fall breeze and you might hear acorns pinging off the driveway and crunching under your shoes. A heavy drop can make…
By Ella Brown T · Nov 10
These 8 plants quietly stunt your peppers when you grow them too close
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 10
This Native North Carolina Perennial Thrives in the Soggy, Sunny Spot Where Everything Else Rots
By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 10
Your Texas Rose Bushes Don’t Need a Hard Cut This Fall in Central Texas, and Here’s What to Do Instead
By Ella Brown T · Nov 10
Limp Christmas cactus segments can have several causes, and checking soil moisture and roots helps you find the problem
By Ethan Brooks · Nov 10
In Bloom
What's thriving right now.
Your fig tree needs these few steps before the first frost hits, or winter kills it back to the ground
By Ethan Brooks
What Florida Law Actually Lets You Do When a Neighbor’s Tree Drops Limbs on Your Yard
By Aria Moore F
Gray Catbirds Just Arrived in Florida, and These 7 Native Shrubs Give Them Winter Cover and Berries
By Aria Moore F
What to do with your Christmas cactus in November so it’s packed with buds by the holidays
By Ethan Brooks
Plant of the Week
Why Your Bird of Paradise Grows Huge but Never Flowers: Is Light the Missing Piece in Your California Yard?
A bird of paradise with big, glossy leaves looks healthy, so it is confusing when no flowers ever show up. Many California homeowners go through...
By John Miller CA · Nov 9, 2026
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Field Notes
Missed the Fall Window for Your North Carolina Fescue Lawn? Here’s What Still Works in November
You meant to seed your fescue lawn in September, and now the leaves are down and November is here. Many...
By Jasmine Hughes on Nov 9
A Gray Catbird May Be the Cat-Like Voice in Your Florida Hedge
Hear a soft meow from a shrub, but no cat in sight? A gray catbird could be the one making...
By Aria Moore F on Nov 9
These California Compost Giveaways Let You Load Up Free Mulch and Compost for Your Garden This Winter
Your city may be handing out free compost and mulch right now, and many gardeners have no idea. Across California,...
By John Miller CA on Nov 9
Can a Rosemary Pot by Your Central Texas Back Door Keep Mosquitoes and Flies Out?
A pot of rosemary by the back door looks great and smells even better. Many Texas gardeners hope it also...
By Ella Brown T on Nov 9
Water stress can contribute to stringy and pithy celery stalks, and steady moisture may help prevent water-stress problems in fall beds
You cut into a celery stalk you have babied for months, and it is tough, stringy, or dry and spongy...
By Ethan Brooks on Nov 9
Why Christmas Cactus Buds and Flowers Drop: Checking Drafts and Other Possible Causes
Few things sting like watching a Christmas cactus loaded with buds start shedding them just before the show. Many gardeners...
By Ethan Brooks on Nov 9