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Those Brown Spots Climbing Your Tomato Plant Aren't From Watering
Yellow, spotted lower tomato leaves in late summer usually get blamed on watering. It's almost always early blight, and it climbs fast once it starts.
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This Common Watering Mistake Is Splitting Your Tomatoes
A dry spell followed by a heavy rain is the classic setup for cracked tomatoes. The fix isn't about the storm, it's about the week before it.
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How to Plan a Fall Vegetable Garden by Counting Backward From Frost
Late July is when fall planting gets decided. The days-to-maturity math that tells you what still has time to make it before your first frost.
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How to Get Rid of Tomato Hornworms Naturally
I've never spotted a hornworm before I spotted its droppings. The trick that finds them in ten seconds, and why you should check one's back first.
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Container Vegetable Gardening: What Actually Grows Well in Pots
Nearly every container failure comes down to pot size. What grows well in pots, how big each one needs, and the mistakes that kill patio crops.
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Never Plant a Vegetable Garden Near This Tree - It's Quietly Poisoning Your Soil
Black walnuts release juglone, which kills tomatoes, peppers and potatoes outright. The root zone reaches far further than most gardeners expect.
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