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Gardening Tips

If Your Fall Broccoli Transplants Are Opening Yellow Flowers Instead of Forming a Tight Head in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Watching your fall broccoli shoot up yellow flowers instead of forming a solid green head is one of the more frustrating things that can happen…

By Ethan Brooks · Aug 16, 2026

Gardening Tips

What It Really Means When Praying Mantises Take Over Your North Carolina Yard This Summer

Jasmine Hughes · Aug 16

Texas Gardening

More Roadrunners Near Your Central Texas Yard Means Fewer Scorpions, and Here’s How To Bring Them In

Ella Brown T · Aug 16

Gardening Tips

If Your Okra Pods Turn Woody and Tough Before You Can Pick Them in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Ethan Brooks · Aug 16

From the Garden

Growing notes from every corner of the plot.

Gardening Tips

If Your Bean Plants Flower Heavily but the Pods Never Fill Out in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

You walk out to the garden expecting a big harvest, and instead you find a tangle of vines covered in blossoms with almost nothing to…

By Ethan Brooks · Aug 15

Plant Care

How To Support California Orioles That Return To Your Yard Every Season Once They Find the Right Nectar Plants

By John Miller CA · Aug 15

Plant Care

What It Really Means When Tree Frogs Start Showing Up in Your California Garden This Summer

By John Miller CA · Aug 15

Gardening Tips

The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Shrub That Cuts Mosquitoes Down Around Your Patio

By Jasmine Hughes · Aug 15

Texas Gardening

Native Switchgrass: A Texas Habitat Plant That May Support Fireflies In Your Central Texas Yard

By Ella Brown T · Aug 15

In Bloom

What's thriving right now.

Gardening Tips

If Your Squash Plants Set Female Flowers but the Fruit Rots at the Tip in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

By Ethan Brooks

Gardening Tips

The One Thing You Must Do To Crape Myrtles In North Carolina Before Fall Or Next Year’s Blooms Suffer

By Jasmine Hughes

Plant Care

This Tiny California Garden Spider Quietly Eats the Aphids and Whiteflies Homeowners Reach for Spray to Kill

By John Miller CA

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Texas Gardening

The Native Texas Plant That Brings Roadrunners To Your Yard And Sends Scorpions Packing

By Ella Brown T

Gardening Tips

If Your Pepper Leaves Curl and Cup Inward While the Fruit Stalls in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

By Ethan Brooks

Gardening Tips

If Your Tomato Leaves Curl Upward and Feel Leathery in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

By Ethan Brooks

Plant Care

What It Really Means When California Quail Suddenly Nest in Your Backyard in Groups This Summer

By John Miller CA

If Your Potted Tomatoes Stay Small and Weak While the Garden Ones Take Off, Here Is Why

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If Your Potted Tomatoes Stay Small and Weak While the Garden Ones Take Off, Here Is Why

Watching your neighbor’s garden tomatoes shoot up while yours sit in a pot looking pale and tired is genuinely frustrating. A container can be a...

By Ethan Brooks · Aug 15, 2026

The Potting Shed

Gardening Tips

If Your Tomato Plants Suddenly Stop Setting Fruit When Nights Stay Warm in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Gardening Tips

An Underused Coastal Plain Native Tree That Can Extend Summer Nectar for Pollinators

Texas Gardening

The Underrated Texas Porch Plant That Makes Rats and Roaches Think Twice Before Coming Inside

Gardening Tips

If Your Zucchini Leaves Turn Powdery White and Crisp in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Gardening Tips

What North Carolina Gardeners Do To Get Panicle Hydrangeas That Put On A Real Show By Late Summer

Texas Gardening

The Native Texas Vine That Sends Ticks Looking For Somewhere Else To Live

Gardening Tips

If Your Cucumber Plants Turn Out Deformed, Nubbin Fruit in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Gardening Tips

If Your Cucumber Leaves Turn Yellow From the Bottom Up in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Plant Care

How To Support California Dragonflies That Quietly Help Control the Mosquitoes Breeding in Your Yard

Gardening Tips

If Your Pepper Plants Grow Lush and Green but Refuse to Flower in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Plant Care

What It Really Means When Western Fence Lizards Suddenly Take Over Your California Yard This Summer

Gardening Tips

If Your Tomato Plants Split Their Ripening Fruit Right on the Vine in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Gardening Tips

If Your Cucumber Fruits Turn Bitter and Puckered at the Stem End in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Gardening Tips

If Your Cucumber Vines Wilt at Midday Even With Wet Soil in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Gardening Tips

If Your Bean Plants Flower Heavily but the Pods Stay Flat and Empty in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Field Notes

Gardening Tips

What It Really Means When Box Turtles Keep Showing Up in Your North Carolina Garden Beds This Summer

Spotting a box turtle tucked into your garden bed once is a surprise. Seeing one there again and again makes...

By Jasmine Hughes on Aug 15

Texas Gardening

Prickly Pear and Roadrunners: How One Texas Native Can Help Build a Yard That Wildlife Actually Uses

Somewhere in a Texas yard, a Greater Roadrunner is jogging across open ground, head low, eyes sharp, looking for anything...

By Ella Brown T on Aug 15

Gardening Tips

If Your Okra Plants Grow Tall but the Pods Turn Woody and Tough in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

Okra is one of the South’s most reliable summer crops, but August has a way of turning a productive row...

By Ethan Brooks on Aug 15

Gardening Tips

What It Really Means When Fire Ant Mounds Keep Popping Up in Your North Carolina Garden Beds This Summer

Finding a fresh dirt mound in your garden bed is one of those summer surprises that can stop you mid-step....

By Jasmine Hughes on Aug 15

Texas Gardening

The Native Texas Plant That Brings Bats to Your Yard and Cuts the Mosquito Swarms All Summer

A fragrant native shrub called Texas kidneywood grows wild across parts of South, Central, and West Texas, and it has...

By Ella Brown T on Aug 15

Gardening Tips

If Your Eggplants Bloom All Summer but the Flowers Keep Dropping in Late Heat, Here Is Why

Watching your eggplant push out flower after flower all summer, only to see them fall off before a single fruit...

By Ethan Brooks on Aug 14

If Your Fall Broccoli Transplants Are Opening Yellow Flowers Instead of Forming a Tight Head in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

What It Really Means When Praying Mantises Take Over Your North Carolina Yard This Summer

More Roadrunners Near Your Central Texas Yard Means Fewer Scorpions, and Here’s How To Bring Them In

If Your Okra Pods Turn Woody and Tough Before You Can Pick Them in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

From the Garden

If Your Bean Plants Flower Heavily but the Pods Never Fill Out in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

How To Support California Orioles That Return To Your Yard Every Season Once They Find the Right Nectar Plants

What It Really Means When Tree Frogs Start Showing Up in Your California Garden This Summer

The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Shrub That Cuts Mosquitoes Down Around Your Patio

Native Switchgrass: A Texas Habitat Plant That May Support Fireflies In Your Central Texas Yard

In Bloom

If Your Squash Plants Set Female Flowers but the Fruit Rots at the Tip in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

The One Thing You Must Do To Crape Myrtles In North Carolina Before Fall Or Next Year’s Blooms Suffer

This Tiny California Garden Spider Quietly Eats the Aphids and Whiteflies Homeowners Reach for Spray to Kill

Gardener's Selection

The Native Texas Plant That Brings Roadrunners To Your Yard And Sends Scorpions Packing

If Your Pepper Leaves Curl and Cup Inward While the Fruit Stalls in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

If Your Tomato Leaves Curl Upward and Feel Leathery in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

What It Really Means When California Quail Suddenly Nest in Your Backyard in Groups This Summer

If Your Potted Tomatoes Stay Small and Weak While the Garden Ones Take Off, Here Is Why

The Potting Shed

If Your Tomato Plants Suddenly Stop Setting Fruit When Nights Stay Warm in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

An Underused Coastal Plain Native Tree That Can Extend Summer Nectar for Pollinators

The Underrated Texas Porch Plant That Makes Rats and Roaches Think Twice Before Coming Inside

If Your Zucchini Leaves Turn Powdery White and Crisp in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

What North Carolina Gardeners Do To Get Panicle Hydrangeas That Put On A Real Show By Late Summer

The Native Texas Vine That Sends Ticks Looking For Somewhere Else To Live

If Your Cucumber Plants Turn Out Deformed, Nubbin Fruit in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

If Your Cucumber Leaves Turn Yellow From the Bottom Up in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

How To Support California Dragonflies That Quietly Help Control the Mosquitoes Breeding in Your Yard

If Your Pepper Plants Grow Lush and Green but Refuse to Flower in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

What It Really Means When Western Fence Lizards Suddenly Take Over Your California Yard This Summer

If Your Tomato Plants Split Their Ripening Fruit Right on the Vine in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

If Your Cucumber Fruits Turn Bitter and Puckered at the Stem End in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

If Your Cucumber Vines Wilt at Midday Even With Wet Soil in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

If Your Bean Plants Flower Heavily but the Pods Stay Flat and Empty in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

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Field Notes

What It Really Means When Box Turtles Keep Showing Up in Your North Carolina Garden Beds This Summer

Prickly Pear and Roadrunners: How One Texas Native Can Help Build a Yard That Wildlife Actually Uses

If Your Okra Plants Grow Tall but the Pods Turn Woody and Tough in Late-Summer Heat, Here Is Why

What It Really Means When Fire Ant Mounds Keep Popping Up in Your North Carolina Garden Beds This Summer

The Native Texas Plant That Brings Bats to Your Yard and Cuts the Mosquito Swarms All Summer

If Your Eggplants Bloom All Summer but the Flowers Keep Dropping in Late Heat, Here Is Why