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A vegetable and herb garden in a raised bed with a DIY drip irrigation system installed for watering the plants efficiently.

How I Installed My Own Drip Irrigation System (and Stopped Rodents From Chewing Though It)

By Lauren Landers

A group of the best automatic plant waterers on a table before testing

We Tested Automatic Plant Waterers—These Kept Our Plants Alive

By Glenda Taylor, Kathleen Corlett, Michelle Larson

Person crouches near low plants to apply insecticidal soap with a pump sprayer and wand.

How to Make Homemade Insecticidal Soap

By Glenda Taylor

Seaweed on a beach ready for harvesting.

I Harvested Seaweed for Free Garden Fertilizer

By Lauren Landers

A DIYer watering peonies in the front lawn.

7 Pretty but Problematic Perennials You’ll Regret Adding to Your Garden

By Sandi Schwartz

Gardener's hands planting tomato seedlings in raised garden bed

These 3 Mistakes Can Ruin Your Raised Garden Bed

By Sandi Schwartz

zebra plant care 101 - how to grow zebra plant indoors

How to Grow Zebra Plant

By Audrey Stallsmith

A multipurpose hori-hori gardening knife resting on the ledge of a garden bed.

The 1 Garden Tool I Can’t Live Without

By Lauren Landers

Sunflower garden under bright summer sunlight.

Our 25 Favorite Types of Sunflowers to Plant in the Garden

Person holds a trowel that contains granules of plant fertilizer.

What Do the Three Numbers on Fertilizer Bags Mean?

By Mark Wolfe, Teresa Odle

Closeup of sprouts growing in seed snail on windowsill

Does Seed Snail Method Gardening Actually Work?

By Sandi Schwartz

Growing Seasons are Getting Longer

Our Favorite Drip Irrigation System Is Shockingly Easy to Set Up

By Tom Scalisi, Katie Barton

Tick on leaf near person

10 Things You Can Do Now to Get Rid of Ticks In Your Yard

By Jennifer Noonan

Amazon and Gardyn Are Clearing Out Garden Systems for Memorial Day—Up to 33% Off AeroGarden, Click & Grow, and More

Amazon and Gardyn Are Clearing Out Garden Systems for Memorial Day—Up to 33% Off AeroGarden, Click & Grow, and More

By Glenda Taylor

A group of the best tomato cages outdoors during testing

The Best Tomato Cages to Support a Bigger, Healthier Harvest—Tested and Reviewed by Our Experts

By Amber Guetebier, Additional research provided by Jenn Ryan, Jasmine Harding

Bags of commercial vermiculite and perlite on a table with a pot and some succulents.

Vermiculite vs. Perlite: What’s the Difference?

By Audrey Stallsmith, Teresa Odle

A raised garden bed in a yard full of growing vegetable plants.

I Built a Raised Garden Bed From Scratch

By Lauren Landers

A group of the best garden fertilizers on an outdoor table before testing

The Best Garden Fertilizers for Vegetables, Flowers, and More—Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Debbie Wolfe, Savannah Sher

Woodpecker on a barnlike wood wall, with woodpecker holes in the wood.

How to Keep Woodpeckers From Damaging Your Home

By BobVila.com Staff

The Felco 2 Pruning Shear trimming foliage during testing

We Tested Dozens of Pruning Shears—These Are the Only Ones We Can’t Stop Buying

By Dan Goldstein