In the Garden

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

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

Raking leaves feels like a never-ending November chore, but those piles are worth keeping. Healthy leaves can protect your vegetable beds and feed your soil…

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 3, 2026

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

Jasmine Hughes · Nov 3

Texas Gardening

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

Ella Brown T · Nov 3

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

Ethan Brooks · Nov 3

From the Garden

Growing notes from every corner of the plot.

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

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

You pull a radish from the fall row and find a big leafy top with a skinny root, or a root that is cracked or…

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 3

Checking Moisture and Preparing North Carolina Pansies for Winter Cold

By Jasmine Hughes · Nov 3

Texas Gardening

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

By Ella Brown T · Nov 3

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

By Ethan Brooks · Nov 3

Florida Gardening

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

By Aria Moore F · Nov 3

In Bloom

What's thriving right now.

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

Florida Gardening

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

By Aria Moore F

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

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

By Ethan Brooks

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

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

By John Miller CA

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

Florida Gardening

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

By Aria Moore F

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

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

By Jasmine Hughes

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

Florida Gardening

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

By Aria Moore F

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

Texas Gardening

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

By Ella Brown T

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

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Florida Gardening

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

Your desert rose was full of leaves and pink blooms a few weeks ago, and now it looks thinner and slower. That change can be...

By Aria Moore F · Nov 2, 2026

The Potting Shed

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

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

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

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

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

Carrots left in the ground under a thick leaf blanket taste sweeter after every frost, so stop rushing to dig them

Deer start stripping your shrubs and fall greens in November, and a few strong scents near the beds send them elsewhere

Deer start stripping your shrubs and fall greens in November, and a few strong scents near the beds send them elsewhere

Blue Mistflower: A North Carolina Native That Brings Blue-Violet Color to Late-Season Beds

Florida Gardening

Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnakes in Florida Yards: How to Spot Them and Garden Safely

These California Vines Cover Your Fence in Green Without Cracking Wood or Pulling Off Stucco

These California Vines Cover Your Fence in Green Without Cracking Wood or Pulling Off Stucco

Texas Gardening

Pecan Weevil in Central Texas: How Some Pecans Get Damaged From the Inside

These 7 November lawn habits quietly leave your grass thin and patchy come spring

Field Notes

Peace lilies brought in from the porch droop every afternoon indoors because the pot stays cold and wet

Peace lilies brought in from the porch droop every afternoon indoors because the pot stays cold and wet

A peace lily that looked fine on the porch can flop within days of coming inside. The sight is alarming,...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 2

Why North Carolina Gardeners Who Lime Their Clay Now Get Greener Lawns and Gardens by Spring

Why North Carolina Gardeners Who Lime Their Clay Now Get Greener Lawns and Gardens by Spring

Red clay is the soil many North Carolina yards are built on, and it can be tricky to read. Pale...

By Jasmine Hughes on Nov 2

Creeping Snowberry: The California Native Groundcover With Branches That Can Root as They Spread

Creeping Snowberry: The California Native Groundcover With Branches That Can Root as They Spread

Bare slopes and dry corners can be hard to fill in a California yard. Creeping snowberry is a low native...

By John Miller CA on Nov 2

Texas Vines That May Regrow After Cutting: Identify First, Then Choose a Control Plan

Texas Gardening

Texas Vines That May Regrow After Cutting: Identify First, Then Choose a Control Plan

You cut the vine off your fence, haul away the pile, and a few weeks later green shoots are back....

By Ella Brown T on Nov 2

Daily checks and the right care may help your potted mum look good longer into the holiday season

Daily checks and the right care may help your potted mum look good longer into the holiday season

Those bright pots of mums on porches and store shelves look great the day you bring them home. Keeping them...

By Ethan Brooks on Nov 2

The One Thing North Carolina Gardeners Do This Fall to Revive a Struggling Clematis by Spring

The One Thing North Carolina Gardeners Do This Fall to Revive a Struggling Clematis by Spring

A clematis that looked tired and patchy all summer is not a lost cause. In North Carolina, fall is the...

By Jasmine Hughes on Nov 2