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Growing Potatoes: How to Plant, Hill, and Harvest Your Own Crop This Spring
Mid-March is prime time to get seed potatoes in the ground. From chitting to hilling to harvest, here's everything you need to grow a serious potato crop in your backyard.
Growing Asparagus: Plant Crowns This Spring for 20 Years of Harvests
Asparagus is the only common vegetable that produces a harvest for two decades from a single planting. Mid-March is the ideal window to get crowns in the ground. Here's how to build a bed that keeps delivering every spring.
Top 5 NeighborBrite Alternatives for AI Landscape Design in 2026
Looking for a better alternative to NeighborBrite? We compared the top 5 AI landscape design tools on features, pricing, and design quality to help you find the right fit for your yard.
Grow Peas Now: The First Crop of Spring Rewards the Impatient Gardener
Peas thrive in the cool weather that most vegetables can't handle, making them the ideal first crop of the season. Here's how to plant, support, and harvest garden peas for a spring crop that beats anything from the store.
MyGardenGPT vs Gardenly: An Honest 2026 Comparison
Both turn a garden photo into an AI redesign. MyGardenGPT includes free generations. Gardenly adds a climate-adapted plant list and shopping list.
How to Grow Strawberries: Plant Now for a Summer Full of Fruit
Mid-March is prime time to plant strawberries. Learn how to choose between June-bearing and everbearing varieties, prepare the perfect bed, and avoid the mistakes that leave most first-time growers with mushy, undersized fruit.
Growing Blueberries at Home: Plant This Spring, Harvest for Years
Early spring is the best time to plant blueberry bushes. Learn how to choose the right varieties, prepare acidic soil, and design a berry patch that doubles as beautiful landscaping.
How to Prune Hydrangeas Without Killing This Year's Blooms
Hydrangea pruning mistakes in early spring can wipe out an entire season of flowers. Learn which hydrangeas bloom on old wood vs. new wood and exactly when and how to prune each type for maximum blooms.
Early Spring Garden Cleanup: What to Cut, What to Leave
Early March is the ideal window for spring garden cleanup, but timing matters. Learn which perennials to cut back now, when to remove winter mulch, and the tasks that set up a great growing season.