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Should You Pull Dead Plants From Your Garden or Leave Them Alone? We Asked a Pro Gardener

Removing pest- and disease-ridden plants can keep problems from overwintering and recurring next spring. Composting diseased plants may allow plant problems to spread. For safe disposal, always burn ...
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The dead plant that refuses to stay in one place

Tumbleweeds follow one of the most unusual life cycles in the plant world. Once the plant dies, its structure breaks free and ...
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Don’t Leave Dead Plants in Your Garden, a Gardening Pro Says—Here’s Why

Pull dead plants with pests or disease—like tomatoes or squash—to prevent future issues and support crop rotation. Leave healthy dead plants or cover crops like rye to boost soil and block weeds. Skip ...
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Your dead plants can teach you how to garden better next year

So you lost plants this year to May’s slogfest and then to summer’s dry heat? The full toll might not even be apparent until next spring when dead/damaged plants try to shift back into growth mode. It ...
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“How is that possible?”: Home Depot worker clues customer in on the store’s policy for returning dead plants

Can you return dead plants to Home Depot? In a video with over 269,000 views, TikToker Noah Osborne (@notnoahosbrne) walks out of Home Depot. He says he originally went to the store to return a few ...
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The Lazy Gardener’s Definitive Guide to Growing Plants

Katie Boué is a Cuban-American outdoor advocate, freelance writer + social media expert, climber, public speaker, former van-dweller, and public lands wonk. Boué is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and ...