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A mature fig tree carrying ripe figs in a sunny home garden

Winterizing Fig Trees: Protecting Figs Through ...

Can fig trees survive a cold winter? Often, yes, with the right variety and protection. Many common figs lose their above-ground growth when temperatures fall well below freezing, but their...

Winterizing Fig Trees: Protecting Figs Through ...

Can fig trees survive a cold winter? Often, yes, with the right variety and protection. Many common figs lose their above-ground growth when temperatures fall well below freezing, but their...

A gardener sets a rhubarb crown into a prepared garden bed in the soft light of autumn

How to Plant Rhubarb in Fall: Crowns, Spacing, ...

A rhubarb bed rewards a gardener who thinks in seasons and years, not just weeks. Fall can be a good time to plant dormant crowns, provided the soil is still...

How to Plant Rhubarb in Fall: Crowns, Spacing, ...

A rhubarb bed rewards a gardener who thinks in seasons and years, not just weeks. Fall can be a good time to plant dormant crowns, provided the soil is still...

Paperwhite bulbs with visible roots and green shoots in a shallow bowl of pebbles and water

Forcing Bulbs Indoors: Paperwhites, Hyacinths, ...

Some bulbs, including paperwhites and amaryllis, can bloom indoors without a winter chilling period. Others (such as hyacinths, tulips, crocus, and many daffodils) need a long, cool rooting period before...

Forcing Bulbs Indoors: Paperwhites, Hyacinths, ...

Some bulbs, including paperwhites and amaryllis, can bloom indoors without a winter chilling period. Others (such as hyacinths, tulips, crocus, and many daffodils) need a long, cool rooting period before...

A dormant grapevine trained on a backyard trellis in late winter

When to Prune Grape Vines: Cane and Spur Prunin...

If you’ve ever looked at a leafless grapevine and wondered whether to save its long canes or cut them back hard, you’re asking the right question. Grapevines fruit on new...

When to Prune Grape Vines: Cane and Spur Prunin...

If you’ve ever looked at a leafless grapevine and wondered whether to save its long canes or cut them back hard, you’re asking the right question. Grapevines fruit on new...

Curly and lacinato kale growing side by side in a home garden

When to Harvest Kale: How to Pick Leaves Withou...

A good kale plant is less like a one-time crop and more like a green ladder: pick a few leaves from the bottom, and new growth continues climbing from the...

When to Harvest Kale: How to Pick Leaves Withou...

A good kale plant is less like a one-time crop and more like a green ladder: pick a few leaves from the bottom, and new growth continues climbing from the...

Dormant peach tree with an open, vase-shaped framework in a late-winter home orchard

When to Prune Peach Trees and How to Make the R...

Prune peach trees in the late dormant season: late winter to very early spring, after the worst cold has passed but before growth begins. Avoid fall pruning. The exact window...

When to Prune Peach Trees and How to Make the R...

Prune peach trees in the late dormant season: late winter to very early spring, after the worst cold has passed but before growth begins. Avoid fall pruning. The exact window...