Spring Gardening

You’re Fertilizing Wrong: New Study Confirms The Exact Time to Feed Grass

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Close up of healthy green grass blades with dew and garden spreader.

Look, I get it. You see a single day of 50-degree weather in February and suddenly you’re at the big-box store loading up the trunk with enough nitrogen to green up a desert. You want to be the first house on the block with a neon-green lawn. But here is the cold, hard truth: you … Read more

Don’t Waste Your Money: The Brutal Truth About Prepping Your Vegetable Garden for Spring

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A homeowner prepping a vegetable garden bed with dark compost in early spring.

Every year, I see the same thing. People rush to the big-box garden center the first weekend it hits 60 degrees. They load up their carts with overpriced “magic” soil, flimsy plastic shovels, and six-packs of tomatoes that are destined to die in a late-April frost. It’s a waste of time and a waste of … Read more