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How to Care for Mums So They Bloom for WeeksYou brought home a gorgeous mum on Saturday. By the following Friday, half the blooms are brown, the middle looks crispy, and you are wondering what you did wrong.Almost always, you did one small thing wrong, and it is the...
Pumpkin Growing Stages: How to Grow PumpkinsA Seed-to-Porch Guide From the People Who Grow Them for a LivingA dad from Hoffman Estates stopped in last May with his two kids and one goal: grow a giant pumpkin for our fall weigh-in. The trouble was, they had no idea...
Tomato BFFs: The Best Companion Plants for Your GardenYour tomatoes don’t want to grow alone. They actually do better with the right neighbors. It’s called companion planting, and it’s one of those old-school gardening tricks that actually works....
How to Prune Tomato Plants for a Bigger HarvestLast summer, a guy from Arlington Heights stopped me in the garden center looking completely overwhelmed. He had photos on his phone of his tomato plants - and honestly, they looked like a jungle. Branches everywhere....
How to Fertilize: Transform Your Garden's GrowthAt Goebbert’s Farm & Garden Center, we know that a truly great garden isn't just planted. It's nourished. If you want fuller blooms, bigger harvests, and healthier plants, you're in the right place. Understanding how...
A Beginner’s Guide to Companion PlantingWhat if your vegetables could help each other grow? That’s the idea behind companion planting: an age-old gardening technique that pairs plants together for mutual benefit. Whether you're hoping to boost yields, repel pests...
6 Gardening Tips for Unpredictable Spring WeatherHow to Outsmart the Forecast and Keep Your Garden Thriving in Chicagoland If you’ve gardened in the South Barrington area, or anywhere in Chicagoland, you already know: spring weather here is like an eclectic playlist...