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Guides

The specifications that matter, the ones that are marketing, and a checklist you can take to any product page.

Pruning

How to prune rosebushes

Why bud-eye direction sets the shape of the plant, what a stub does to the cane below it, and how to tell whether your rose flowers on new wood or old.

11 min readUpdated Sept 2026
Soil & water

Soaker hose for foundation watering

How shrink-swell clay moves a foundation, how to test whether you have that soil, and why delivery rate matters more than volume.

10 min readUpdated Sept 2026
Irrigation

How to choose a drip irrigation timer

Zone count, flow capacity, and the battery-versus-solenoid decision that determines whether your system fails silently.

11 min readUpdated Sept 2026
Indoor growing

Grow light distance chart by plant type

In progress: safe mounting distances measured for common herbs, leafy greens and succulents.

Coming soon
Soil

How to read a soil moisture meter

In progress: calibration, common misreadings, and why cheap meters disagree with each other.

Coming soon