Ethan Brooks

Yellow leaves and slow, stunted vines can make any cucumber grower worry. Heavy clay might be part of…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

A holiday cactus that never blooms can feel like a puzzle, especially in a warm Southern home where…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

Lavender looks tough, but wet feet can quietly finish it off before spring. Many gardeners hear that one…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

You soaked the soil, yet your hydrangea is drooping again by afternoon. That sinking feeling is common after…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

Few things sting like walking out to your shade bed and finding your hostas chewed into lace overnight.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

Canna lilies light up Southern yards all summer with giant leaves and fiery blooms, but what you do…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

A ZZ plant with only a few stalks can make you wonder if you did something wrong. Usually,…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

You mowed all summer, the heat finally eased, and the grass still looks tan. Before you buy a…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

The flowers have faded, the leaves are turning, and your hydrangeas look ready to be ignored until spring.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

Brown tips on a peace lily can make you want to grab the watering can or put it…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 12

A clematis that climbs fast and covers the trellis in green can still leave you with almost no…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Once the last peony petals drop, many gardeners grab the pruners and cut everything down. That habit can…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

That leggy geranium by the porch does not have to end up in the compost pile when the…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Those raised ridges and soft spots in your lawn usually mean one thing: a mole is busy underground.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Late in the season, a tall tomato plant can keep stretching and flowering even when cold nights or…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Your hydrangea has big green leaves, but the flowers never showed up. Many gardeners wonder if a fall…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Tomato leaves that fold up like tacos can make any gardener nervous. The curl is a real message…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Big, juicy tomatoes start long before you set a single plant in the ground. The soil they grow…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Potted geraniums can look tired by fall, with fewer flowers and leggy stems. A well-timed feeding may help…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

You look at your fig tree, see long branches and tangled growth, and wonder if it is time…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

You pull a carrot you have waited months for, and it is split in two or short and…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Some fall afternoons, a sunny wall suddenly looks crowded with small orange beetles. Many of them may be…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Walk out to your raspberry patch after harvest and you will see a tangle of canes, some finished…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

If your irises gave you lots of leaves but only a few flowers last spring, you are not…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 11

Clover popping back up in your lawn can feel personal, especially after you’ve mowed, fed, and sprayed. The…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

Those crispy brown tips on your spider plant can make a healthy-looking plant seem like it is struggling.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

Nothing stings quite like a fig tree loaded with fruit that just will not soften as the nights…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

Your hydrangea looked healthy all summer, with big green leaves and strong stems, yet the flowers never showed…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

Few things in the garden feel as frustrating as a fig tree covered in big green leaves but…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

You walk out to your tomato plant and spot yellow leaves low on the stems. It is easy…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

A few snips can keep lavender tidy, but one cut too deep can leave bare sticks that never…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

You look at your lavender and notice the bottom looks like a pile of gray sticks, with leaves…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

A hydrangea that is thick with leaves but has no flowers can feel like a plant that is…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

A bumpy yard can turn a simple walk to the mailbox into an ankle-rolling risk. Some dips are…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

Crispy brown tips on a spider plant are easy to spot, and they tend to show up more…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

Fresh parsley is hard to replace once the garden slows down in winter. Digging up a plant and…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

Once the blooms fade, most of us hang up the hose and forget about our hydrangeas. But fall…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

Peonies that look yellow, spotted, and flattened by autumn can make any gardener nervous. In most cases, the…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

A lemon tree covered in glossy green leaves should feel like a win, so tiny fruit on the…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 10

Your tomato and cucumber plants work hard all summer, and the soil under them works even harder. When…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

You aerated, spread seed, and watered, yet those empty spots are still staring back at you. A bare…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

Your blackberry patch has given you its summer harvest, and now it looks a bit tangled. Some of…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

You sow a row of beets, watch the green tops fill in, and then pull up roots no…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

That leafy plant on your coffee table might look harmless, but some of the most popular houseplants can…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

One hard frost can turn a lush pot of sage, thyme, or mint into a sad pile of…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

As the nights cool off, brown marmorated stink bugs start hunting for a warm place to spend the…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

That begonia on your porch does not have to end up in the trash bin when the weather…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

Some hydrangeas are already holding next summer’s flowers on their bare stems. Cold, drying wind, and a late…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

Daylilies are tough plants, but tired clumps can come back thin and spotty after a long year. The…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9