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Stop Spending Money on Weed Killers – Here’s the Cheap Kitchen Fix That Wipes Out Late-Season Weeds

Every fall, weeds seem to surge back just when you thought the garden was winding down, and the idea of pouring another bottle of expensive...

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 5, 2026

Field Notes

7 Florida Edible Ornamentals UF/IFAS Says Look Like Landscaping and Feed You Too

Something Keeps Marching Up to Your Hummingbird Feeder and Swarming the Nectar — Here’s How to Stop the Ants for Good

The Plants California Fire Officials Quietly Want Gone From Your Yard Before Peak Fire Season Hits

7 Florida Native Trees Whose Roots Stay Put While Crape Myrtle Quietly Lifts Your Driveway

From the Garden

The California Vines That Cover a Fence Fast but Quietly Stay Off Your Roof During Fire Season

The Hummingbird Feeder Mistake Most North Carolina Gardeners Make That Quietly Drives the Birds Off

7 Florida Native Ground Covers That Keep Mosquitoes Off Your Porch Better Than Lemongrass Ever Did

The Small Native Texas Trees Whose Roots Stay Put Instead of Buckling Your Patio and Walkway

Why Small Snakes Are Suddenly Turning Up Around Your Florida Doorstep This September

In Bloom

These Fast-Spreading Garden Plants Are Actually Banned in US Backyards – Here Are the Ones to Pull Now

The One Thing North Carolina Gardeners Must Do Before Japanese Beetles Lay Their Eggs Or Next Year’s Grubs Wreck the Lawn

The California Groundcovers That Creep Into Patio Cracks and Shut Weeds Out Before They Ever Take Hold

Gardener's Selection

Planting a Texas Live Oak in Fall: How a Cooler Window Can Help Roots Establish Before Summer

Your High-Maintenance Flowers Keep Fizzling Out — Here Are the Tough Perennials That Thrive on Neglect

Your Tomatoes Stayed Small This Year No Matter How You Fed Them — Here’s the One Overlooked Mistake Behind It

The One Watering Habit That Quietly Keeps Your California Avocado Harvest Small, and How to Break It

Stop Spending Money on Weed Killers – Here’s the Cheap Kitchen Fix That Wipes Out Late-Season Weeds

The Potting Shed

Your Hydrangeas Struggle in the Heat No Matter What You Do — Here Are the Flowering Shrubs That Thrive in Their Place

The Most Overlooked North Carolina Native Grass That Softens Harsh Patio Edges with Little Routine Irrigation Once Established

The Long-Season Texas Fig That Ripens Sweet Crops Through the Summer Heat

Something Keeps Digging Small Cone-Shaped Holes in Your Lawn Overnight — Here Are the Everyday Spots Quietly Drawing Skunks In

The Low-Growing Native Herb North Carolina Gardeners Tuck Around Zinnias to Choke Out Weeds All Summer

7 Florida Native Edible Ground Covers That Feed You and Look Better Than the Lawn You Ripped Out

The Central Texas Shrubs Worth Pruning Right Now in Early Fall and the Ones That Punish You For It

Your Peace Lily Grows Brown Tips No Matter How You Water — Here’s What It’s Really Telling You

Your Squash Plants Flower All Day but Set Almost No Fruit in the Late-Summer Heat – Here’s the One Fix

Why Your California Avocado Tree Gets Crispy Brown Leaf Tips in the Late-Summer Heat, and the Cause Most Gardeners Treat Wrong

Your Hanging Baskets Struggle in the Heat No Matter How Often You Water — Here’s the Watering Slip Behind It

What It Really Means When a Bobcat Slips Into Your California Yard, and the Smart Way to React

Your Tomato Plants Slow Down in the September Heat — Here’s the One Feeding Move That Ripens More Fruit

Something Keeps Draining Your Hummingbird Feeder but the Nectar Isn’t Bringing Them In – Here’s the Sweet Flower That May Help

Your Hydrangea Leaves Turn Crispy Brown at the Edges While the Plant Looks Fine — Here’s the Warning It’s Sending

The Garden Almanac

Field Notes

Your Boston Fern Turns Crispy and Brown at the Tips – Here’s What to Check Before You Cut It Off

The Native North Carolina Plant That Keeps Goldfinches Feeding in Your Yard From Midsummer Into Fall

The One Fast-Growing Native Texas Screen Plant That Fills a Bare Fence Thick Without a Drop of Irrigation

Creeping Charlie Keeps Taking Over Your Lawn – Here Are the No-Chemical Tricks That Finally Stop It

What It Really Means When Cooper’s Hawks Suddenly Start Hunting Your North Carolina Bird Feeders

7 Florida Native Shrubs That Feed Birds and Quietly Keep Mosquitoes Off Your Fence Line