In the Garden

Can a November Cold Snap Make Celery Bolt or Turn Pithy? How to Check Your Plants and Lower the Risk

Can a November Cold Snap Make Celery Bolt or Turn Pithy? How to Check Your Plants and Lower the Risk

Fall celery can look perfect one week and puzzling the next, especially after a chilly night or two. Some gardeners spot a flower stalk, while…

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 5, 2026

Green Peppers Won’t Color Up in Fall? Chilly Nights May Be Slowing Them Down

Ethan Brooks · Nov 5

Do Wild North Carolina Persimmons Really Need a Frost to Turn Sweet? What to Check Before You Eat

Jasmine Hughes · Nov 5

Texas Gardening

Red Seeds Under Your Texas Mountain Laurel This Fall Can Be Poisonous If Swallowed

Ella Brown T · Nov 5

From the Garden

Growing notes from every corner of the plot.

Shed and woodpile snake clues in November: what they can and cannot tell you

Shed and woodpile snake clues in November: what they can and cannot tell you

Stacked firewood and a dark gap under the shed can look like a perfect hiding spot for a snake. Fall is a good time to…

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 5

How North Carolina Gardeners Can Adapt a Fig Wrap to Help Limit Winter Dieback

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 5

Florida Gardening

The Harmless Florida Snake That Looks Like a Coral Snake in Your Garden Beds

By Aria Moore F · Nov 5

Texas Gardening

Could a Dead Snag in Your Central Texas Yard Become Woodpecker Habitat? What to Know Before You Decide

By Ella Brown T · Nov 5

Florida Gardening

Florida Firebush Can Offer Hummingbirds Late-Season Nectar

By Aria Moore F · Nov 4

In Bloom

What's thriving right now.

These 6 steps turn your geranium cuttings into a windowsill full of new plants for spring

These 6 steps turn your geranium cuttings into a windowsill full of new plants for spring

By Ethan Brooks

Iguanas Strip Florida Gardens Bare, and These 7 Plants Are the Ones They Leave Alone

Florida Gardening

Iguanas Strip Florida Gardens Bare, and These 7 Plants Are the Ones They Leave Alone

By Aria Moore F

Alligator Lizards Under Your California Woodpile: Shelter, Slugs, and Safe Placement

Alligator Lizards Under Your California Woodpile: Shelter, Slugs, and Safe Placement

By John Miller CA

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Painted Buntings Arrive in Florida This Month, and These 7 Native Plants Keep Them Visiting Daily

Florida Gardening

Painted Buntings Arrive in Florida This Month, and These 7 Native Plants Keep Them Visiting Daily

By Aria Moore F

Can Your California City Make You Cut Down a Healthy Tree Because Its Roots Cracked the Sidewalk?

Can Your California City Make You Cut Down a Healthy Tree Because Its Roots Cracked the Sidewalk?

By John Miller CA

These 7 Florida Natives Look Expensive and Keep Armadillos From Tearing Up Your Beds

Florida Gardening

These 7 Florida Natives Look Expensive and Keep Armadillos From Tearing Up Your Beds

By Aria Moore F

Why That Lush Green Hedge Along Your California House Is Still Quietly Loaded With Fire Fuel

Why That Lush Green Hedge Along Your California House Is Still Quietly Loaded With Fire Fuel

By John Miller CA

Why taproot damage can fork or stub fall carrots, and why close planting twists them

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Why taproot damage can fork or stub fall carrots, and why close planting twists them

You pull a carrot from the cool fall soil and find two legs, a stubby nub, or a tangled knot. It is a letdown after...

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 4, 2026

The Potting Shed

These 8 Camellias Start Blooming First in North Carolina Yards and Stretch Your Winter Color for Months

These 8 Camellias Start Blooming First in North Carolina Yards and Stretch Your Winter Color for Months

Texas Gardening

Hang a Cedar Box Under Your Eaves Now and Screech Owls Will Hunt Mice Around Your Central Texas Home All Winter

Snow peas in Florida and Texas gardens may give crunchy pods by late winter where November timing fits

Yellow leaves on your fall onion sets in November usually mean the bed is staying too wet, and raising it fixes the rot

Yellow leaves on your fall onion sets in November usually mean the bed is staying too wet, and raising it fixes the rot

Protecting Old-Wood Hydrangeas in North Carolina: A November Step That May Reduce Bud Loss

These California Seed Libraries Let You Take Home Native Wildflower Seeds Free Before Winter Rains

Why Fort Worth Botanic Garden Is Worth Planning a Late-Fall Texas Day Trip Around

Texas Gardening

Why Fort Worth Botanic Garden Is Worth Planning a Late-Fall Texas Day Trip Around

Leafy Fall Beets With Tiny Roots: Is Too Much Nitrogen the Cause?

When to Cut Back North Carolina Peonies: Type-Specific Late-Fall Care After Foliage Dies Back

Why Your Texas Live Oak Is Suddenly Dropping Leaves in November, and When to Worry

Texas Gardening

Why Your Texas Live Oak Is Suddenly Dropping Leaves in November, and When to Worry

Plastic can injure tender perennials if it touches foliage or overheats, so cover them the smart way before a freeze

Tall, Bitter Fall Lettuce in the South? Heat May Be One Clue, and Afternoon Shade May Help

What North Carolina Homeowners Should Know Before Trimming a Neighbor’s Branches Over the Fence

What North Carolina Homeowners Should Know Before Trimming a Neighbor’s Branches Over the Fence

Florida Gardening

Coontie as a Gradual Addition to a Well-Drained Shady Florida Bed

Texas Gardening

The Container Plants That Stay Gorgeous on a Sun-Baked Texas Concrete Patio

Field Notes

Yellow Leaves and Leaf Drop on an Indoor Potted Hibiscus: What to Check and Adjust

Yellow Leaves and Leaf Drop on an Indoor Potted Hibiscus: What to Check and Adjust

You carried your hibiscus inside before the first cold snap, and now yellow leaves are piling up on the floor....

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 4

Fall Pruning Can Remove Next Spring’s Blueberry Buds, So Check What You Cut and Follow Local Timing

Fall Pruning Can Remove Next Spring’s Blueberry Buds, So Check What You Cut and Follow Local Timing

Those plump little buds on your blueberry branches are next year’s berries in waiting. A tidy-up trim in fall can...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 4

These California Shrubs Screen Your Fence Line Fast Without Roots That Lift Concrete or Crack Walls

These California Shrubs Screen Your Fence Line Fast Without Roots That Lift Concrete or Crack Walls

A bare fence line can make a yard feel exposed, but the wrong hedge can cause trouble later. Some popular...

By John Miller CA on Nov 4

Leeks you leave standing in the garden this winter stay sweet when you hill soil around the stems now

Leeks you leave standing in the garden this winter stay sweet when you hill soil around the stems now

Pile a little soil around a growing leek and you can end up with a longer, paler shank that eats...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 4

California Native Plant Societies Hold Fall Sales Where Rare Natives Cost Less Than Big-Box Nurseries

California Native Plant Societies Hold Fall Sales Where Rare Natives Cost Less Than Big-Box Nurseries

Every fall, volunteers with the California Native Plant Society set up tables full of plants you will almost never see...

By John Miller CA on Nov 4

Cool Fall Nights May Slow Cucumbers, but Bitter Fruit Has Other Possible Causes

Cool Fall Nights May Slow Cucumbers, but Bitter Fruit Has Other Possible Causes

Your fall cucumber vines were cranking out fruit, and then a cool snap hit. Now the growth has slowed and...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 4