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  • Garden Diagnosis #14: Why Fall Gardens Start with Better Soil

    Most Gardeners Focus on the Plants. Experienced Gardeners Start with the Soil. Planning a fall garden? Don't start with the seed catalog. Start with the soil. By the time August arrives, your garden has been working hard for months. Tomatoes have pulled nutrients from the soil. Squash has stret...
  • Garden Diagnosis #9: Why Are My Tomato Flowers Falling Off?

    The Plant Isn't Giving Upβ€”It's Trying to Survive Your tomato plants are covered with flowers...so why aren't you getting tomatoes? It's one of the most frustrating sights in the summer garden. Your tomato plants are tall, green, and healthy. They're producing dozens of bright yellow flowers. You...
  • Five Reasons To Foliar Feed Your Plants

    There are severalΒ primary ways to apply nutrients to your plants.Β  You can water them in (liquids) or apply to the soil (granular) or you can foliar feed. Foliar feeding is the process of applying liquid fertilizers or other nutrients directly to a plant's leaves. Here are five advantages to foli...