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Plant of the Week

If Your Zucchini Grows Huge Leaves but Never Sets Fruit in the Heat, One Hidden Mistake Is Usually to Blame

Your zucchini plant looks fantastic from a distance, sprawling and leafy like something out of a seed catalog, but there is not a single zucchini...

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 22, 2026

Field Notes

What To Do With Your Florida Bougainvillea Now So It Blooms Nonstop All Summer

If Your Pepper Plants Grow Bushy but Set No Pods in the Heat, One Feeding Swing Is Usually to Blame

How Florida Gardeners Actually Get Desert Rose Cuttings to Root When Most Guides Fail Them

The Native Florida Privacy Plants That Screen Your Yard Without Bamboo Taking Over

From the Garden

The Native Florida Plants Fueling the 2026 Pollinator Garden Trend – and Why the Old Nectar Beds Are Fading

If Your Cucumbers Turn Yellow and Mushy on the Vine in Midsummer Heat, One Watering Habit Is Usually to Blame

Here’s What It Means When Hawks Keep Circling Back to Your North Carolina Yard

The Texas Plants That Keep Roaches From Ever Reaching Your House and Look Good Doing It

If Your Cucumber Plants Look Lush but Never Fill Out Their Fruit, One Feeding Swing Is Usually to Blame

In Bloom

If Your Tomatoes Keep Splitting Their Skins After a Hot Spell, One Watering Habit Is Usually to Blame

Pawpaws and Persimmons Are North Carolina Natives Almost Nobody Grows but Every Yard Should Have

Why More Texans Are Planting Esperanza Right by the Front Door for Blooms Into October

Gardener's Selection

If Your Tomatoes Rot on the Bottom Only After a Hot Spell, the Trouble Starts in How You Water

The Invasive North Carolina Tree That Quietly Spreads Spotted Lanternfly Through Backyards

These Texas Native Plant Nurseries Are Worth the Summer Drive With a Cooler in the Trunk

Cucumber Plants Full of Flowers but No Fruit in the Heat? Here Is What to Check Before You Feed

If Your Zucchini Grows Huge Leaves but Never Sets Fruit in the Heat, One Hidden Mistake Is Usually to Blame

The Potting Shed

The Most Underrated North Carolina Native Shrub That Turns Your Yard’s Edge Into a Tick Barrier

The Right Way to Prune Your Florida Plumeria So Every Cut Supports Better Blooms

The Texas Flowers That Bring Hummingbird Hawk-Moths Hovering Over Your Garden at Dusk

If Your Tomatoes Are Growing Tall but Setting No Fruit in the Heat, One Feeding Habit Is Usually to Blame

If Your Cucumber Vines Wilt by Afternoon but Bounce Back by Morning, the Trouble Is Already in the Roots

If Your Cucumber Leaves Turn Yellow From the Bottom Up in the Heat, the Cause Is Usually Below the Soil

If Your Pepper Plants Keep Dropping Blossoms in the Heat, One Watering Swing Is Usually to Blame

If Your Zucchini Sets Fruit That Rots Before It Grows, the Trouble Starts Before the Bloom Opens

Why Your Pepper Plants Are Bushy but Dropping Every Flower: Midsummer Heat Is Often the First Place to Look

If Your Cucumbers Taste Bitter in the Heat, One Watering Habit Is Usually to Blame

The Meaning Behind Seeing a Cardinal Land in Your North Carolina Yard

The Fire-Resistant Texas Groundcovers That Belong Against Your House Instead of Bark Mulch

Your Christmas Cactus Leaves Go Limp – the Real Fix Usually Starts Below the Surface

10 Reasons North Carolina Gardeners Are Finally Planting Lemongrass This Summer

Where to Plant Bird of Paradise in Your Florida Yard So It Grows Into a Dramatic Tropical Focal Point

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Field Notes

What It Really Means When a Gray Fox Starts Crossing Your Texas Yard at Dusk

8 Native Florida Plants That Replace Your Lawn and Look Better by Next Summer

Your Potted Geraniums Sulk When the Feeding Is Off – Here’s the Fertilizer Routine That Wakes Them Up

The Florida Native Edibles That Grow Real Food in Containers and Look Good on Any Porch

What To Do With Your Florida Plumeria In July So It Peaks Through the Rainy Season

July Nights Are Peak Firefly Season in Florida – Here’s What Actually Brings Them to Your Yard