Dear ##firstname[Friend]##,

Crystal Rennicke

My mom shared some zucchini from her garden with me so I made this chocolate zucchini bread the other day. It was delicious! Do you have a recipe that uses up some extra veggies from your garden? Share it with us.

Happy Gardening!
—Crystal

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Plant of the Month

Graceful Grasses™ King Tut®
Add drama to containers and landscapes with this low maintenance grass.
Botanical name: Cyperus papyrus
Hardiness: Annual
Size: 4 to 6 feet tall; 3 to 4 feet wide.
Growing Advice: Grow in normal to wet soil, in the back or middle of containers or a garden bed. It grows best in moist soil, but once established it does well in average soil.

Click here for our Top Ten list of ornamental grasses.

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Yard Smarts

End of Season Bounty
Did you grow more vegetables than you and your neighbors can eat? Having extras is normal, and here are a few options to consider so your veggies don’t go to waste. Click here for more information.

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Question of the Month

Garden Getting Rusty?
Q: We have a lot of rain in my area, and with it, some of my yard “treasures” tend to rust. Will this affect my plants? –Martha Farnsworth, Springfield, Oregon

Melinda: You don’t have to worry because the rust will not affect your plants.

There’s an old gardening myth that claims rust is actually good for soil because it provides iron to the plants. People even put rusty nails in their soil to achieve this. However, the iron from the rust won’t actually help plants. So it’s not going to do anything to improve your soil, but it doesn’t hurt either.

I have several pieces of rusty garden art among several plants in my own yard, and there have been no signs of damage. So enjoy your garden art and plants together.

For more answers from Melinda, click here.

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Frugal Gardener Tip

Affordable Landscape Makeover
Short on time and money? Melinda Myers shares a few quick and inexpensive ways to add beauty to a small space in this short informative video.

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Submit Your Story

Have you committed a Backyard Blunder? Send your funny stories to our Just for Fun section using our Submit Your Story form.

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