What to Plant in February for a Longer, Healthier Vegetable Harvest
What a cold month is February! Not the best time to work outside in your vegetable garden, is it? But it’s the ideal period to…
Amber Noyes
Amber Noyes was born and raised in a suburban California town, San Mateo. She holds a master’s degree in horticulture from the University of California as well as a BS in Biology from the University of San Francisco. With experience working on an organic farm, water conservation research, farmers’ markets, and plant nursery, she understands what makes plants thrive and how we can better understand the connection between microclimate and plant health. When she’s not on the land, Amber loves informing people of new ideas/things related to gardening, especially organic gardening, houseplants, and growing plants in a small space.
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Author: Amber Noyes
Amber Noyes was born and raised in a suburban California town, San Mateo. She holds a master's degree in horticulture from the University of California as well as a BS in Biology from the University of San Francisco. With experience working on an organic farm, water conservation research, farmers' markets, and plant nursery, she understands what makes plants thrive and how we can better understand the connection between microclimate and plant health. When she’s not on the land, Amber loves informing people of new ideas/things related to gardening, especially organic gardening, houseplants, and growing plants in a small space.
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A Complete Guide To Having Perfect Soil For Your Tomatoes
Growing perfect tomatoes starts with good soil. Whether you are growing in containers or the garden, the key to healthy tomato plants that yield juicy,…
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12 Plants You Can Propagate from Hardwood Cuttings This Fall for Free Plants by Spring
When most of the garden has gone quiet and the air smells like woodsmoke, that’s when I start one of my favorite fall rituals —…
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Make Your Garden Mosquito Proof With These 25 Stunning Plants
Summer is full of joys – and a pain in the neck, or mainly ankles: mosquitoes! Their bites are annoying, insistent, and, in some areas,…
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12 So-Called Drought-Tolerant Plants That Still Need Frequent Watering — and Better Native Replacements
You’ve probably noticed it — every garden tag, nursery sign, and online list these days seems to brag about being “drought-tolerant.” It’s the gardening buzzword…
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10 Crops You Can Still Plant in Fall for a Beautiful, Productive Winter Garden
Are you planning on buying your greens in winter, and you have a back garden? Why should you eat imported veggies when you can grow…
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11 Plants You Can Still Deadhead in October for a Surprise Final Flush of Flowers
By October, we all start to feel it — the garden’s slowing down. The borders look a little tired, petals are fading, and you can…
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11 Common Garden Flowers to Pull This Fall — Their Seed Heads Feed Rats in Winter, Not the Birds You’re Trying to Help
Letting your garden stand through winter feels like the right thing to do. And most of the time, it is. You’ve probably heard it before…
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Don’t Throw Out Those Begonia Tubers Yet — This Old-Fashioned Overwintering Trick Keeps Them Alive Through Winter and and Gives You a Head Start Next Year
It happens every fall. The days shorten, the nights turn cold, and just like that, your begonias — once the stars of your patio —…
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Just Bury Bananas in the Garden and This Happens
We hear many myths about the power of bananas on plant growth and vegetable crops, but are they true? Well, the only way to find…
