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How To Recharge & Reuse Last Years Potting Soil This Spring!

Did you know that one of the easiest ways to save money on your garden budget each spring is to simply recharge and reuse...

Fenugreek Microgreens: How to Grow Methi Sprouts in 14 Days on Your Counter (No Soil Required)

My fenugreek may be your methi. The aromatic, cuboid seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum—a clover-like legume whose botanical name translates as Greek hay—are used as...

Understanding Soil pH and How It Affects Plants

As soon as you start gardening, you begin to see the earth beneath your feet in a whole new way. Soil is a surprisingly...

Pothos Soil Errors To Avoid For Healthier Vines

Stop Sabotaging My Pothos Before It Starts Pothos has a big reputation for being “indestructible,” so when my plant’s leaves start yellowing, drooping, or just...

Soil, Compost, Mulch: A Garden Practice for a Warming World

Editor’s note:This piece was written during a period of personal and political overwhelm, when climate change felt both enormous and abstract. Returning to it...

Forcing Rhubarb, Night Soil, and the Romance of Seasonal Obsession

This year, I’m finally confident enough in my garden to admit something out loud:I think my rhubarb is established. Which means I can now reasonably...

How to Select the Best Houseplant Potting Soil and Containers

For instance, Organix makes a product called RePeet, which is made from waste from the cattle industry. Fox Farm has earned a reputation for manufacturing...

Best Soil Mix for Healthy Indoor Philodendrons

Winter is a tricky time for houseplants, and philodendrons are no exception. With shorter days and drier indoor air, getting the soil right can...

How Organic Matter Feeds the Soil

Sharing is caring! Every season in my garden, I’m reminded that the real work happens after harvest. When I leave stalks, roots, and cover crop...

How to Build Healthy Soil Before Spring

Sharing is caring! Healthy spring gardens are built long before seeds ever go into the ground. In my experience gardening year-round in Sonoma Valley—mostly in...

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Grooving in Gruene with music, shopping, and Gardens of Texas

March 25, 2026 A day trip to tiny Gruene, an hour south of Austin, has been one of my favorite excursions for as long as...

Lee Fights Boredom with Old Garden Photos, Part 1

Happy Friday, GPODers! It might officially be spring, but for some of us the season...

The Best Backyard Bird Finds in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

If there's one thing that brings my garden to life after a long, damp Pacific Northwest winter, it's the return of my backyard birds....
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