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Guides, tips, and strategies for growing a better garden.
How Often to Water 25 Common Houseplants (Schedule + Signs)
A watering chart for 25 common houseplants, with summer and winter intervals, light needs, and the check that tells you when each one actually needs water.
How to Overwinter Tender Perennials and Herbs Indoors
Which tender perennials and herbs are worth bringing inside, when to move them, how to keep pests out, and how to store dahlias and cannas dry until spring.
How to Price Plants You Propagate (with a Cost-per-Plant Calculator)
Work out what each plant you propagate really costs, losses included, then price it with a simple markup. Worked example plus a free cost-per-plant calculator.
How to Run a Backyard Plant Sale: Inventory, Reservations, and Pricing
A practical guide to running a backyard plant sale: planning stock, tracking inventory by pot size, pricing, reservations, market-day checkout and the rules.
Is It Legal to Sell Cuttings of Patented Plants? (PPAF Explained)
What PPAF and 'Propagation Prohibited' tags mean, how plant patents work, how long they last, and how to check a cultivar before you sell cuttings of it.
Squash in April, Figs in June: A Season in Our Tampa Garden
Photos and logged harvests from our Tampa garden so far this year: a spring squash pick, June figs, and Sugar Rush Stripe peppers into September.
When to Plant Garlic in Fall: Timing by Zone and Climate
When to plant garlic in zones 3-10, hardneck vs. softneck, how deep (clove base 2-3 inches down, 6 inches apart), and the 10-inch pot rule for containers.
What to Plant in October: Garlic Month, Cover Crops, and the Southern Fall Garden
What to plant in October: garlic goes in across zones 3-7, cover crops hit their deadline, and zones 8-10 plant the best garden of their year.
What to Plant in September: Garlic Prep, Fast Greens, and the Overwintering Window
What to plant in September: fast greens before frost, brassica transplants in the South, and the overwintering sowings that pay off in March.
Keeping a Garden Journal That You'll Actually Read Later
Paper journals get filled and never reopened. Here's what to record, why EXIF dates matter more than upload dates, and how photos of one bed become a timelapse.
How to Track Plant Cuttings (So You Actually Know What Worked)
Most propagation fails quietly and nobody learns anything. Track cuttings by stage, get species-specific timing windows, and find out which method and medium actually root for you.
Sharing Your Garden Online Without Running a Social Media Account
Public gardens, a guestbook with host moderation, and mutual friends. What Garden.gg's social layer does and, more importantly, what it deliberately doesn't.
Your Garden Watering Schedule Is Wrong (Because It's a Calendar)
Fixed watering schedules ignore the weather. Here's how to water on plant need instead, and how Garden.gg skips a reminder when rain is forecast.
What Tools You Actually Need for a Vegetable Garden
A short list of tools worth owning, a longer list of ones you can skip, and how to see the gear other gardeners in your zone are actually using.
Diagnosing Plant Problems From a Photo: AI, Community, or Both
Yellow leaves have about nine causes. Here's how photo diagnosis actually works, where AI beats a forum and where it doesn't, and how Garden.gg combines the two.
Best Free Plant Disease Diagnosis Apps: 2026 Free Limits
Compare free apps to diagnose plant problems, their real limits and paid trials, plus a sourced tomato-leaf photo and a direct photo-diagnosis signup.
Fall Vegetable Planting by Zone: Plant-By Dates, Zones 3-10
Fall vegetable planting by zone, 3 to 10: the count-back method from first frost, a plant-by date for each crop, and which deadlines are hard or soft.
What to Plant in August: Fall Crops That Beat the First Frost
What to plant in August: transplant fall brassicas, direct-sow fast roots, and restart lettuce — a zone-by-zone guide to beating your first frost.
Crop Rotation for Vegetable Gardens: What to Plant After What
What to plant after tomatoes or peppers: practical fall and next-year choices, plant-family rotation intervals, and how to record each bed's history.
Garden Pest Alerts by Zone: Know What's Coming Before It Arrives
Pest pressure moves through a region on a schedule. See what gardeners in your USDA zone are reporting right now, and get notified when something shows up near you.
Ecowitt Weather Station: Soil Moisture and Rain Per Plot
Connect an Ecowitt gateway in 5 minutes. Each WS90, WH31, and WH51 channel feeds a different plot's soil moisture, rain, and temperature charts, free.
Build a DIY ESP32 Garden Sensor with Garden.gg's IoT API
Wire up a $15 ESP32 with a soil probe, a DHT22, and an optional camera, and stream readings + timelapse photos straight into Garden.gg's per-plot charts. Full Arduino sketch included.
Free Plant Care Apps 2026: Which Are Actually Free?
Which plant care apps are actually free, with no subscription? Compare free tiers for watering, plant ID, and diagnosis, plus the paywall traps to check.
What to Plant in July: Fall Garden Starts and Heat-Tolerant Crops
July is when fall gardens are born. A zone-by-zone guide to what to plant in July — from fall broccoli and cauliflower starts to heat-loving okra and beans.
What to Plant in June: Succession Planting and Fall Garden Starts
June is late planting season for warm-season crops in cold zones and succession planting time everywhere else. What to plant in June by zone — and when to start fall crops.
What to Plant in May: Warm-Season Planting Guide by Zone
May is when the last frost lifts across most of the US and warm-season crops go in the ground. A zone-by-zone guide to what to plant in May — tomatoes, peppers, beans, and more.
Raised Bed Garden Layout: Plans, Spacing & Plant Placement for Every Size
Design the perfect raised bed layout for your space. Includes 4x4, 4x8, and L-shaped plans with square foot spacing, companion planting, and plant placement strategies.
How to Start a Vegetable Garden in 2026: A Complete Beginner's Guide
Everything you need to start your first vegetable garden — from choosing a spot and building soil to picking crops and harvesting. No experience required.
Seed Starting Guide for Beginners: When, How & What to Start Indoors
Learn how to start seeds indoors step by step. Includes timing by zone, supplies checklist, common mistakes, and a printable seed starting schedule.
What to Plant in April: The Complete Spring Planting Guide by Zone
April is prime planting season for most of the US. Find out exactly what to plant in April based on your USDA zone — from transplanting warm-season crops to direct sowing quick harvesters.
Best Free Garden Planner Apps in 2026: What's Actually Free
Free garden planner apps and software compared for 2026, including which ones stay free, which are trials in disguise, and which let you export your plan when you leave.
How to Identify a Plant From a Photo: Free Apps for 2026
Seek and Pl@ntNet are free with no subscription; PictureThis and PlantSnap limit free scans. Eight plant ID apps compared, plus the 4 photos to take.
When to Plant Vegetables by Zone: 2026 Planting Calendar Guide
Find the best planting dates for vegetables in your USDA zone. Includes frost dates, indoor start times, and direct sow windows for 20+ common vegetables.
What to Plant in March: A Zone-by-Zone Spring Planting Guide
Find out exactly what to plant in March based on your USDA hardiness zone. From cool-weather crops to indoor seed starting, here's your complete spring planting guide.
How to Track Your Garden Harvest (And Why It Matters)
Learn why tracking your garden harvest transforms your growing results. Discover what to track, how to do it efficiently, and what your harvest data can tell you.
Companion Planting Chart: Which Vegetables Grow Best Together
A companion planting chart for vegetables — what to plant together, what to keep apart, and why. Plus aphid-control companions and a worked 4x8 raised-bed layout.
Is Your Garden Worth It? How to Calculate Your Garden's ROI
Learn how to calculate your garden's return on investment. Track expenses, value your harvest, and find out if growing your own food actually saves money.
Indoor Growing 101: Setting Up Your First Grow Room
Everything you need to know to set up an indoor grow room. From lighting and ventilation to temperature and humidity control, this guide covers the essentials.