Ethan Brooks

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

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

Once the last berry is picked, a blueberry bush can look like it has nothing left to do.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 9

Your potted geranium has green leaves and a sturdy shape, yet the flowers just will not show up.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

A fig tree covered in big green leaves looks healthy, so it stings when you find only a…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

You bought a geranium for bright color, but all you get is big green leaves and a flower…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

Your hostas may look tired and yellow right now, and that can feel alarming. Most of the time,…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

That scraggly hydrangea looks like it needs a haircut once the leaves start to fade. But for some…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

Raised, winding ridges across a once-smooth lawn are enough to frustrate any homeowner. Plenty of online advice promises…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

You pull a beet expecting a fat, purple root, and instead you get something the size of a…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

The scraps you toss in the trash this fall could be the secret behind bigger, healthier tomatoes next…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

If your hydrangeas gave you more leaves than flowers this year, the reason may have started last fall.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

Hostas can look tired and floppy by the end of the growing season, and many gardeners worry their…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

Maybe you opened a window screen this fall and found a shield-shaped bug clinging to it. Some stink…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

You water, you weed, and your beet tops look like they belong in a magazine. Then you pull…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

Clearing out summer containers leaves many Southern gardeners staring at a pile of used potting mix and wondering…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

Basil hates the cold, and a chilly night can leave a healthy plant limp and dark. If you…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

You walk out after a good rain and spot a curve of dark green or dead grass that…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 8

Fallen leaves pile up fast, and raking them is nobody’s favorite weekend job. A mower can chop a…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

Nothing stings quite like pulling up garlic in early summer and finding heads no bigger than a marble.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

You wake up after a stormy night and find a cluster of pale mushrooms poking through the grass.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

A lonely snake plant with a few tall leaves can look a little sad in a big pot.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

Your tomato and pepper beds worked hard all summer, and right now the soil underneath them is hungry.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

Spotting pale, spongy patches on a ripe tomato or pepper is frustrating, especially when you have babied the…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

That leggy pot of geraniums on your porch can leave behind more than memories. A few snipped stem…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

Crispy brown tips on a peace lily can make a once-lush plant look worn out fast. Tap water…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

Hosta leaves start to flop and fade, and the urge to grab the shears hits hard. A clean…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

Your fig tree looks great, with big leaves and long branches, yet the branches hold no fruit. That…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

Your potted geraniums were covered in color all summer, and now the flowers are thinning out. It is…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

A fig tree with deep green leaves and strong new branches seems like it should be loaded with…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

If your hydrangeas gave you more leaves than flowers this year, the fix probably starts right now, not…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

Every fall, lots of gardeners pull out their geraniums and toss them in the trash. That plant you…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

You plant a tray of fresh pansies, and by morning half of them look chewed or missing. The…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 7

A hydrangea full of big green leaves looks like it should be ready to flower. Yet many Southern…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

A rosemary plant you love can feel like a lost cause when the first cold forecast shows up.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

Bare soil is an open invitation for weeds, and many Southern gardeners spend whole seasons pulling the same…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

A porch mum that looks perky at breakfast and limp by 3 p.m. can make any gardener nervous.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

You water, you feed, and you wait, but your fall cabbage and broccoli still form heads no bigger…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

You pull the clover, spray it, and a few months later the same green patches are back. It…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

Those crispy brown hydrangea heads in your yard can look like a plant in trouble. Most of the…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

You glance at the hummingbird feeder and the nectar that looked crystal clear a few days ago now…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

A climbing rose can give you a lot of green stems, and it is tempting to wonder if…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

You walk out after a soggy October weekend and find a scatter of pale mushrooms standing in the…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

A low hydrangea branch can become a brand-new plant without you buying a single nursery pot. The trick…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

Big, sweet onions start with a good plan in the fall. Southern gardeners can grow bulb onions through…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

The last ripe fig is gone, and your tree looks like it can rest until spring. Not quite.…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

Most Southern gardeners have watched a monarch drift across the yard and keep going. Flowers feed adult butterflies,…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 6

A droopy snapdragon in a pot makes most of us grab the watering can right away. But a…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 5

You plant a batch of fresh bulbs, and the next morning the soil is churned up and a…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 5

That shiny green ivy filling your shady bed may look tidy, but it can behave very differently once…

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 5