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    Gardening

    Getting Ready for Spring Gardening: February Garden Tasks

    February 9, 2026

    February might not seem like prime gardening season when you’re looking out at bare beds and cold weather. However, the work you put in during February gardening will make all the difference when things really start growing. I know it’s a little early for a lot of you to start planting, but I’m in zone 8, so I get to be a little bit ahead. We did a bit of prep last month, but now it’s the perfect time to prep for planting season. If it’s not quite time yet where you live, you can always use the discussion here…

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    Gardening

    October in My Garden: Chores and What I’m Planting

    October 1, 2025

    October always feels like a second spring here in zone 8. The oppressive summer heat finally breaks, the mosquitoes calm down, and I can work outside without melting. Finally, all those cool-season crops that I’ve been watching northern gardeners plant since August are ready to thrive down here in Georgia and I can start my October garden. This October, I’m saying goodbye to summer’s stragglers, rescuing tender herbs before the first frost sneaks up on us, and getting those fall and winter crops in the ground (or in my case, in containers). If you’re growing in pots, grow bags, and…

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    Gardening

    What I’m Planting This Month: September Crops

    September 1, 2025

    Finally, it’s garden time again. I’ve mostly been stuck sitting around twiddling my thumbs for the last month or so while people in lower USDA zones have gotten into their fall gardens. I got my cabbage, broccoli, and brussels sprouts starts established in early August, but that didn’t scratch the itch. Finally, with time for September crops coming, I can really dig in and get started. Let’s take a look at one I’m planting over the next few weeks. Parsley I have a parsley plant in my garden already, but the summer sun has been brutal on the poor plant…