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Saving Seeds

Saving flower seeds is a great way to get more plants with almost no investment. It's easy to do. Here's how to save seeds from some of your favorite annuals as the growing season winds down.

9 Tough Perennials for Clay Soil

Whether you garden in the nutrient-poor red clay of the Southeast, the calcium combined-with-clay caliche of the West or something in between, the common denominator is that clay soil is difficult to grow in. Why? Tiny particles of clay hold tightly together, slowing drainage and limiting the amount of oxygen that can reach plant roots. You've seen the resultsanemic-looking or rotting plants.

Weeding Out Worry - Two books give perspectives on gardening's importance to mental health

Two books give perspectives on gardening's importance to mental health. One is written by a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who draws on decades of experience as a clinician and a gardener to discuss how gardening and interaction with the natural world benefit us. The other is written by a woman with mental illness whose efforts at becoming well brought her to outdoor activities, including gardening.

Succeed With Succession- The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right

The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right. Once a crop like spring turnips or snap peas has finished, I tidy up the bed, amend the soil with a thin layer of compost and replant. Depending on the new crop, I may be sowing seeds or transplanting seedlings.

Prized Perennials

GAPS IN THE GARDEN? TRY ONE OF THESE AWARD-WINNING PLANTS AS A SAFE-BET FIX

THE GARDEN CENTER'S GRIP

SOMETHING WEIRD HAPPENS when gardeners enter a garden center. We change. Suddenly, somehow, we're overcome with this vague yet powerful, transcendental feeling of liberation, and we become aware of money we probably have and hopefully won't otherwise need.

A TOAST TO CORK

A trip to Portugal inspired Greg Coppa to peel back the botany of the cork oak

Changes & CHOICES

HOW PLANT EXPERTS ARE RESPONDING TO OUR SHIFTING CLIMATE AND WEATHER EXTREMES

OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

AS BOXWOOD BLIGHT DAMAGES THIS STAPLE EVERGREEN, IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT WORTHY ALTERNATIVES

NEW MOUNDING ANNUALS

Also known as summer snapdragons, angelonias produce spikes of outward-facing flowers throughout the hottest, most humid time of the year.

AN ANNUAL AFFAIR

Combine a designer's best advice with the year's new varieties for a summer's worth of showstopping containers

RICHARD HAWKE

Try and try again

A Big Role for SMALL GRASSES

The unexpected benefits of small native grasses

GOLDENSEAL

A woodland herb worth guarding

Metabolic Disorders in Cattle

Manage these body conditions in your herd with diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

HISTORIC Hogs

The Hereford breed has a bright future.

Acorns = Better Pork

By feeding your hogs acorns, you can reduce your feeding costs and get better pork. Pigs can safely consume acorns as part of their diet, unlike other livestock. Pigs were historically pastured in woodlands in the fall to consume the falling nuts, chestnuts and acorns. This provided much benefit to the forest and was great for the hogs.

Recognizing & Treating Bloat

Growing up on my father's dairy farm, bloat was a condition that I gained a familiarity with early on.

Feeding Layers

What to feed laying hens should be top priority as egg-laying hens must be fed correctly to achieve their potential.

Microclimate Trouble Spots

Spend enough time gardening in one place and you can get to know it well.

Santa Carota BEEF

For 35 years, the Pettit family has been upcycling waste carrots for cattle feed, challenging traditional ranching practices while producing exquisite beef.

Kohlrabi

You probably plant lots of brassicas in your garden each year; after all, brassicas include garden staples such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and kale. But there's a good chance you aren't growing one of the most interesting members of the Brassica oleracea family: kohlrabi.

beyond TRADITION

Raise these alternative animals on your hobby farm.

Midsummer Garden

Keep those vegetables growing late into the year with these planting options and advice.

Sheep HOOF CARE

The key to good sheep hoof care is keeping an eye out for problems and moving to prevent serious issues.

ELECTRIC BORDERS

Here's what you need to know before you buy a portable electric fence.

Meet Holly Callahan-Kasmala & Chrisie DiCarlo

In Maryland, best friends of 40-plus years share a passion for good food, laughter and, most of all, poultry.

ON TRACK

Animal activity trackers, also known as pet location trackers, let you keep an eye on your pets or livestock from your phone or computer.

Choosing a DAIRY GOAT

A number of considerations will determine your ideal dairy goat breed.

Parasite PATROL

Keep your worm treatments effective with these three valuable tools.