Regenerative Gardening Techniques
Nov 18, 2025
Why Plants get Bushier When you Pinch the Tops: Apical Dominance
One simple pinch can turn a single stringy stem into a lush, resilient houseplant (or garden shrub). Learn how mastering apical dominance creates the fullest, healthiest plants you’ve ever grown.
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Nov 11, 2025
November Garden Tips
November Gardening Tips for USDA zones 5-7: Wrap Up Fall and Prep for a Strong SpringPlant garlic & bulbs, mulch everything, harvest roots, protect trees, and clean tools. Expert tasks that make winter easier and spring explosive.
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Nov 7, 2025
Chill to Thrill: Vernalization’s Bloom Switch
Vernalization uses cool nights (50–60 °F) to spark flowers in holiday cacti, orchids, and poinsettias while preventing basil and cilantro from bolting. Discover exact durations, micro-climate hacks, and succession strategies for year-round abundance.
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Oct 17, 2025
The Thing Called Thigmotropism
Delve into thigmatropism, the plant's touch response, with insights on positive and negative growth, examples like pothos and grapevines, and tips to enhance your organic gardening success.
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Sep 26, 2025
October Garden Tips
As cooler nights signal the end of summer harvests, learn how to save tomato seeds, pickle green tomatoes, and prepare your garden for frost. This guide covers fall crops like pumpkins and Brussels sprouts, plus tips for composting and garlic planting to ensure a thriving spring.
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Sep 21, 2025
Autumn - A Fabulous Time to Plant Perennials
Fall is perfect for planting perennials to revive your garden with regenerative agriculture. Learn how deep-rooted plants like comfrey and guilds enhance soil health. With tips for success, start now for a thriving spring. Embrace the magic of fall planting and transform your landscape.
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Sep 6, 2025
How to Prepare Garden Beds in the Fall for Better Yields Next Season
As summer fades, your garden beds hold the promise of next season’s bounty. This article will guide you through fall bed prep with compost, soil probiotics, and cover crops like red clover. By layering aged manure, adding mycorrhizal fungi, and sowing green manure now, you’ll nurture your soil for vibrant spring yields. Let’s transform your garden into a thriving ecosystem, ready to bloom anew.
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Sep 6, 2025
Wrapping Up Summer, Gearing Up for Fall Veggies, and Soil Prep
As summer fades, your garden whispers new possibilities, inviting you to tune into nature’s cues through phenology—like goldenrod’s peak signaling the perfect time to plant radishes and garlic. Clear spent plants, sow cover crops like red clover, and enrich soil with compost now to nurture vibrant fall harvests and prep for spring. No matter your summer’s highs or lows, autumn offers a fresh chance to grow with intention.
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Aug 7, 2025
Embracing the Journey: Spotting Signs of Your Yard's Evolving Story
How do you know if your efforts of rebuilding your soil is working? What are the signs that don't require a test or a science degree? Read pro tips on spotting signs of healthy soil so that you can chart your progress. By the end of this article, you'll be looking out for the little guys, and celebrating each one!
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Jul 25, 2025
The Problem with No-Till Gardening
The "problem" with no-till gardening isn't some fatal flaw; it's the steep learning curve because much of the how-to literature goes against the sea of gardening advice out there on the internet. And that's not a bad thing.
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Jul 24, 2025
Why Pesticides Won't Save You (and What Will)
Pesticides offer no lasting solution. Surely, they do eliminate many insects, but beneficial ones are first to fall, leaving the most resilient pests—those hardened survivors adapted to chemical assaults—to persist and dominate. Here are some actual solutions.
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Jun 26, 2025
Nutrient Density: the Next Big Frontier in Human Health and Food Production
Your food has changed—and not for the better. We’re in the middle of a silent crisis: nutrient density in food is plummeting, and our bodies notice. Here's what we should pay attention to and why.
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