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Loose Brussels Sprouts? Topping the Stalk Is an Optional Timing Tool, Not a November Rule

Few things are more disappointing than picking Brussels sprouts that look like little open rosettes instead of firm green buttons. Many gardeners hear that skipping...

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 3, 2026

These Cool-Season Vegetables Still Go In Now and Sweeten Up in Your California Garden as Nights Turn Colder

Keep Mulch Off Pansy Crowns in Texas and Florida Beds: Planting Depth, Moisture, and Wilting Plants

Lower or outer leaves are a smart way to harvest collards again and again

Skip Burning Bush in Your North Carolina Yard and Plant This Native That Turns Brighter Red Every Fall

From the Garden

Firebush Gives Florida Yards Months of Fiery Orange Blooms

These California Wildflowers Bloom Right in Heavy Clay Soil, No Bags of Amendments Needed

How to Protect Your Texas Citrus Tree and Reduce Freeze Risk Before a Hard Freeze

Hard frost is coming, so dig your sweet potatoes this week or the tubers rot in the ground

November snapdragon transplants can bring cool-season color to suitable Texas and Florida yards, though nonstop winter bloom is not assured

In Bloom

California Native Plant Swaps Hand Out Free Cuttings and Seedlings, and Here’s How to Find One Near You

Can Geraniums Dug Before Frost Make It Through Winter Bare-Root? What to Know First

These 7 Native Plants Stop Gutter Runoff From Washing Out Your North Carolina Flower Beds

Gardener's Selection

Leaving Healthy Spent Coneflower Heads Standing Can Give Central Texas Birds a Possible Winter Food Source

Fallen leaves in your yard can become a free resource for building healthier garden beds

Mâche in North Carolina: A Cold-Season Salad Green Worth Trying

Horned Lizards Return to Central Texas Yards Where Gardeners Stop Killing Harvester Ants

Loose Brussels Sprouts? Topping the Stalk Is an Optional Timing Tool, Not a November Rule

The Potting Shed

Leafy Tops, Split Roots, or Woody Radishes? How to Diagnose Your Fall Row

Checking Moisture and Preparing North Carolina Pansies for Winter Cold

The Flowers Texans Tuck In After the First Cool Fall Rain for Color Through Thanksgiving

Spent fall mums may return next year, and these care steps can improve their odds

The Venomous Florida Snake That Looks Like a Harmless Water Snake Near Your Pond

Owls Hunt Florida Yards for Free, and These 7 Native Trees Give Them a Place to Perch

Still no buds on your Christmas cactus? A cooler, darker spot this week brings holiday blooms

How To Sow California Wildflower Seeds This Fall To Improve Your Odds Against Birds and Wind

Rats Hate These 9 Fragrant Plants That Make Your Florida Garden Smell Amazing This November

What It Really Means When Dark-Eyed Juncos Start Hopping Under Your North Carolina Feeder This Month

Your Florida Plumeria Is Heading Into Winter Rest, and Here’s What to Do Before It Sleeps

How to Manage Mulch-Bed Edges to Reduce Rat and Tick Habitat in Central Texas

Your Florida Desert Rose May Be Slowing Down for Winter, and Here’s What It Needs This November

Growing your own fig tree is easier than you think, and getting these few basics right does most of the work

If your kale leaves are riddled with tiny holes this November, cabbage worms are still feeding underneath

The Garden Almanac

Field Notes

Pruning last year’s fig branches can reduce your breba crop, whatever the season

Before You Rip Out That Boxwood Hedge, Try These California Natives That Stay Green on Half the Water

Your Christmas cactus blooms right on time for the holidays when you give it these 8 conditions starting this week

Could a Red-Tailed Hawk Be Hunting Gophers in Your California Yard This Winter?

Why Your Potted Meyer Lemon Drops Tiny Fruit When the Heater Starts: Clues to Check

Garden Spiders Strung Across Your California Yard This Fall Are Catching the Pests Chewing Your Winter Greens