Blog Archive

Winterizing Your Lawn: A Step-by-Step Guide

As the temperatures drop and the days shorten, preparing your [...]

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21
Oct
A green wheelbarrow is positioned on a lush lawn with a background featuring a neat white picket fence under a clear sky. No people are visible.
Top 5 Reasons to Overseed Your Lawn in Spring

Are you dreaming of a picture-perfect lawn? One of the [...]

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12
Apr
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Fall for These Top Tips: Your Guide to Prepping Your Garden for Spring

Embrace the changing seasons and master fall garden clean-up! With [...]

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23
Oct
Melnor Fertilizing and Watering Guide for a Lush Lawn
Fertilizing and Watering Guide

FInd out how much fertilizer you need for your lawn [...]

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16
Mar
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What Herbs and Vegetables Should I Grow in my Hydroponic Garden?

Did you know that many c outdoor plants, can be [...]

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18
Jan
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Six Reasons to Grow Food Using Hydroponics

Hydroponics are an amazing way to easily grow food no [...]

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05
Jan
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5 Tips to Successfully Grow Herbs Indoors

Growing herbs in your home is convenient and easy! Melnor [...]

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17
Nov
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2-Arm Revolving Sprinkler with Metal Spike

Delicately water flowers or new seedlings with Melnor’s 2-Arm Revolving [...]

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18
Oct
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Gardening in the Winter

Gardening doesn't need to end with autumn! With a greenhouse [...]

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12
Oct
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Why Should I Test My Soil?

Testing garden or lawn soil for pH and nutrients helps [...]

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29
Sep
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Grass Seeding

Wondering when to plant grass and fertilize your lawn? We [...]

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15
Sep
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Types of Grass

There are about a dozen different grasses, and most lawns [...]

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12
Sep
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Fall Lawn Care Guide

Fall is a season of change, which means changing how [...]

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19
Aug
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Summer Fertilizing Guide

Now that spring is over, you will need to switch [...]

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08
Aug
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Spring Fertilizing Guide

Spring is the ideal season to get your garden growing! [...]

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08
Aug
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Autumn Fertilizing Guide

What is the best way to take care of your [...]

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08
Aug
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The What, When, & Why of Fertilizing

What's the secret to fertilizing your yard? Most people think [...]

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08
Aug
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Got Milkweed?

Wondering how you can transform your garden into an oasis [...]

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02
Aug
Flower Garden
Watering and Conservation Guide

Water is an essential factor for gardening, but no one [...]

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20
Jul
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Melnor Sprinkler Cleaning and Maintenance Guide

Debris, minerals, and sediments commonly found in water can build [...]

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17
Jun
Three people are gardening together on a sunny rooftop, planting in soil with surrounding pots and urban buildings in the background.
Grow Beyond Your Limits with Container Gardening

Container gardening is a good way for both novice gardeners [...]

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06
Jun
Two people are gardening together, planting various vegetables and flowers in raised wooden beds. There are lush green plants and gardening tools around them.
Plant Hardiness Guide: 5 Plants You Can Grow in Each Zone

As a first-time gardener, you can quickly determine the climate [...]

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19
May
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Don’t Judge a Bug by Its Color

The Spotted Lantern Fly (SLF) is an invasive pest that [...]

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17
May
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Three (3) Techniques to Avoid Back & Joint Pain in the Garden

Digging, potting, weeding, mulching, and raking are all everyday gardening [...]

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10
May
Man Seeding Lawn
Pre-Season Checklist for Your Lawn and Garden

Spring is an important time for the lawn and garden. [...]

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02
May
Young Man Gardens In His Back Yard
6 Easy Steps to Get Started as a Beginner Gardener

Most plants should be exposed to the sun for 6 [...]

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06
Apr
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5 Interesting Facts About Dandelions

Whether you use the plant for its healing properties or [...]

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05
Apr
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Melnor’s Lawn Watering Guide

Follow our easy to follow guide for a luscious green [...]

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30
Mar
Two people are planting a tree, hands covered with gloves, pressing down soil around the young sapling, in a grassy outdoor area.
Essential Guide to Growing Young Trees & Shrubs

According to the Arbor Day Foundation and U.S. Forest Service, [...]

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09
Mar
An oscillating sprinkler is watering green grass. Its black and orange body sits on a gray base connected to a hose, with water spraying out.
Beginner Gardening: Pre-Spring Tool Checklist

It’s important to take a full and honest inventory of [...]

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22
Feb
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3 Unique (& Cute) Ways to Preserve Bouquets or Cut Flowers

What’s better than seeing the sunlight bouncing off your colorful [...]

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17
Feb
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5 Ways You Can Easily Prepare Your Soil for Spring Growth

Thus, the perfect mix is soil that holds moisture well [...]

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04
Feb
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4 Early-Spring Vegetables Anyone Can Grow

Using this guide and applying the preparation needed, anyone can [...]

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25
Jan
A fallow deer grazes in a lush green forest clearing, its spotted coat blends with the natural surroundings. The animal is bending its head down.
Tips for Preventing Animals in Your Garden & Lawn

Traps like spring-loaded doors or mesh fencing can be especially [...]

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18
Nov
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Guide: Moving Outdoor Plants Inside

Check your plants: Look closely at all parts of your [...]

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09
Nov
This image shows a serene garden scene with a wooden shed, green shutters, a lawn, ladder, wheelbarrow filled with soil, watering cans, and a wooden fence.
Guide: Storing Your Watering Tools Correctly

When the end of the gardening season rolls around and [...]

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03
Nov
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Health Benefits Associated with Nuts – National Nut Day 2021

Nuts are a high-nutritional-value food that contain the majority of [...]

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22
Oct
A person's cupped hands holding coffee beans with a small green plant sprouting in the center, symbolizing growth amidst the darkness of the beans.
How to Grow Your Own Coffee Plants

After the beans have been left to cool down, grind [...]

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16
Oct
A person's hand is holding a blue garden hose nozzle, spraying water on a vibrant flower bed with tulips. A list of other flowers is displayed.
Growing Guide: Non-Traditional Ornamentals

Catch more eyes with non-traditional ornamentals! Use this guide for [...]

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08
Oct
In a colorful classroom, students sit at desks, looking towards a person by the blackboard. One child raises a hand, possibly to ask a question.
World Teachers’ Day 2021

Some 750 million adults – 2/3 being women – remained [...]

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05
Oct
The image features a graphic celebrating World Vegetarian Day on October 1, with colorful illustrations of vegetables such as carrots, peppers, and eggplants.
World Vegetarian Day 2021

By the 21st century, vegetarianism had found its way into [...]

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30
Sep
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Tips for Fall Gardening

Autumn is an excellent time to clean up beds, regulate [...]

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21
Sep
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National Indoor Plant Week – September 19-25

many benefits of bringing plant life indoors was imperative to [...]

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19
Sep
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Getting To Know Apples

make sure to choose an area of direct sunlight to [...]

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08
Sep
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Climate Change: Can We Reverse It’s Affects? Try to #BeWaterWise

Zero-emission goals continue to be the focal point of our [...]

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06
Sep
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Labor Day 2021

Ever wondered how this day was started? Read this blog [...]

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06
Sep
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Echinacea Plant Herbal Benefits

Echinacea works by decreasing inflammation and increasing our immune systems. [...]

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05
Sep
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Tea Tree Oil Herbal Benefits

powerful tree began to grow in popularity as people discovered [...]

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04
Sep
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Evening Primrose Herbal Benefits

The oil, which is the medicinal part, is derived from [...]

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03
Sep
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Turmeric Herbal Benefits

September is Pain Awareness Month! Read our blog to discover [...]

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02
Sep
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Ginkgo Biloba Herbal Benefits

Learn about the herbal benefits of the Ginkgo Biloba tree, [...]

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01
Sep
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World Honeybee Day

Even though they are so important, we have seen a [...]

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21
Aug
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Best Tips for Growing Onions

Follow these tips to grow home-made onions right in your [...]

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07
Aug
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Best Tips for Growing and Harvesting Peaches & Nectarines

Want tastier peaches? Learn how to grow and harvest the [...]

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06
Aug
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Best Tips for Harvesting Carrots

Learn how to enrich your salads with these orange goodies! [...]

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05
Aug
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Best Tips for Growing Strawberries

Strawberries offer so many tasty snacks and recipes! Learn our [...]

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04
Aug
Blackberries hanging on bush
Best Tips for Harvesting Blackberries

Are you growing blackberries or plan to visit a fruit [...]

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03
Aug
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Best Tips for Harvesting Garlic

Step into the flavorful world of garlic when you grow [...]

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02
Aug
A greenhouse with rows of large, green cabbage plants growing in rich soil, their leaves fanning out and some cabbages beginning to form heads.
Growing the Best Cruciferous Vegetables

If you follow the above steps, you should have large [...]

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01
Aug
Three people are gardening together on a sunny rooftop, planting in soil with surrounding pots and urban buildings in the background.
International Friendship Day

There are so many ways to celebrate! Here are a [...]

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21
Jul
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Perennial Gardening Month

The Perennial Plant Association has officially made June Perennial Gardening [...]

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01
Jun
The image shows a graphic promoting "World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day" on May 19th, with a background of lush green vegetable plants and the Earth.
World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day

A Melnor, Inc. soaker hose or garden watering kit will [...]

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19
May
The image features a row of colorful tulips against a dark wood backdrop with text "National Tulip Day May 13" celebrating the named flower.
National Tulip Day

A day for tulips. Spend your day appreciating the beauty [...]

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13
May
This image features a vibrant purple iris against a green background with text commemorating "Iris Day" on May 8, 2021, encouraging celebration of the bloom.
Iris Day

Celebrate the charm of the popular iris flower on Iris [...]

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08
May
The image honors International Firefighters' Day with a silhouette of a firefighter against a fiery background, dated May 4, 2021, featuring a ribbon logo.
International Firefighters’ Day

Melnor® will donate $1 for each purchase of a Lawn [...]

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04
May
This is a vibrant image with "National Wildflower Week" text superimposed over a colorful meadow of wildflowers in front of a house with a blue sky.
National Wildflower Week

National Wildflower Week was created in 1987 and is sponsored [...]

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03
May
An adult and a child are planting a tree in a sunlit park on National Arbor Day, promoting environmental awareness and conservation on April 30th, 2021.
National Arbor Day

Let's plant a tree on National Arbor Day. Find products [...]

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30
Apr