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🥕 Thinning Carrot Seedlings for Better Growth

🥕 Thinning Carrot Seedlings for Better Growth

BySouthernSoilSunshine

A step-by-step guide to helping your carrots thrive in warm-climate fall gardens 🌿 Opening Reflection: Making Room for What Matters Carrots are one of the most satisfying crops to pull from the soil—especially when they grow long, straight, and sweet. But here’s the catch: that only happens when we make room. Because carrot seeds are…

August Gardening Calendar for Zone 9
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August Gardening Calendar for Zone 9

BySouthernSoilSunshine

Rooting, Replanting, and Reflecting August in Zone 9 is full of contradictions. Your tomatoes are still ripening, your basil won’t quit, and yet—the garden is clearly tired. You might be, too. But what if we didn’t rush this month? What if we moved through August like the garden does—slowly, intentionally, resting in the heat while…