PLANT GUIDES
Growing Bay Leaves: Bay Laurel Tree Care Guide
Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) is the slowest-growing herb most home gardeners ever attempt — 6...
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Growing Sage: Mediterranean Perennial Herb Guide
Sage (Salvia officinalis) is a Mediterranean perennial that produces useful leaves for 4 to 6...
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Growing Dill: Complete Annual Herb Guide
Growing dill from seed to harvestable leaf takes 40 to 55 days, with a second...
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Indoor Herb Garden: Setup, Layout, and Design Ideas
An indoor herb garden is a layout problem before it is a growing problem. Once...
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How to Grow Your Own Herbs at Home in 2026
Learning how to grow your own herbs at home in 2026 takes about 30 days...
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Pruning Tomato Plants: Sucker Removal and Topping Guide
Pruning is the highest-leverage maintenance task on indeterminate tomato plants — and the single most...
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Tomato Heirloom Seeds: Best Varieties and Where to Buy
An heirloom tomato is, by accepted definition, an open-pollinated variety at least 50 years old....
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Sun Gold Tomato Plants: Growing the Sweetest Cherry Tomato
Sun Gold is the cherry tomato that converts people who think they don't like tomatoes....
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Companion Planting for Tomatoes: 12 Best and Worst Pairings
Companion planting around tomatoes is one of the few garden traditions where the folklore mostly...
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Fertilizing Tomatoes: NPK Schedule by Growth Stage
The single most common tomato fertilization mistake is treating tomatoes like a houseplant — a...