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Have a green thumb? This spring, News4JAX has partnered with ACE Hardware for advice to help your lawn, garden and green spaces flourish.

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How to get rid of fire ants (Tip: Grits don’t work)

Read full article: How to get rid of fire ants (Tip: Grits don’t work)
Tips to remember when cooking on the flame

Stay safe when barbecue grilling

Read full article: Stay safe when barbecue grilling
Container Garden starts with the right pot and plants which are offered at ACE Hardware.

Plant a container garden

Read full article: Plant a container garden
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What do afternoon showers bring to our lawns & gardens?

Read full article: What do afternoon showers bring to our lawns & gardens?

Have you ever looked at your yard after a good rain shower and thought the grass looked greener? I’m here to say your eyes are not playing tricks on you — it is greener.

Want to keep your plants hydrated while you're on vacation? The solution might be simpler than you'd think.

How to keep your plants watered while you’re on vacation

Read full article: How to keep your plants watered while you’re on vacation

We all have our routines when it comes to traveling away from home for a few days. Maybe you stop the mail and newspaper delivery, have the neighbors keep an eye on your place and arrange to have your pets looked after. But what about your container plants?

Onions, squash, celery and broccoli fare well from May through September

Now’s a good time to think about your summer garden

Read full article: Now’s a good time to think about your summer garden

Our open-window weather days are all but done as summer heat takes over. It’s not only uncomfortable to us, it could also cause your spring crops to wilt in the heat. That’s Mother Nature’s way of saying, it’s time for a new crop of veggies!

Overuse can overstimulate yard growth

Be smart about fertilizing your lawn

Read full article: Be smart about fertilizing your lawn
The Keetch-Byram drought index (KBDI) is used to track the moisture content of the upper soil and duff layers.

When to irrigate after heavy rain

Read full article: When to irrigate after heavy rain
A SnapJAX user in Keystone Heights shared this fun photo of a bird enjoying some breakfast.

How to choose a birdfeeder for your back yard

Read full article: How to choose a birdfeeder for your back yard

Bird feeders are a great way to attract some feathered friends. Here is a look at what to buy.

SnapJAX user erikabeaches captured our attention and our hearts with these "twinning" hibiscus blooms in St. Augustine Beach.

What to know about pruning & deadheading

Read full article: What to know about pruning & deadheading

This garden exercise helps your flowering and budding plants keep and produce more blooms.

Florida Fancy trees are exceptionally healthy and vigorous palms with perfect form and leaves.

Before buying a palm tree make sure it passes this test

Read full article: Before buying a palm tree make sure it passes this test

Selecting the best palm tree will help ensure the most successful transplant success. But how do you evaluate a palm tree to make sure it is the best quality?

GARDEN FORECAST

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How to deal with those pesky pests invading your garden

Read full article: How to deal with those pesky pests invading your garden

We’ve covered planting, watering and fertilizing your home garden. You’ve worked hard and might be seeing some blooms, possibly the fruits of your labor. Then BAM! Your prized tomato plant starts to wilt, droop or even die.

Container Garden starts with the right pot and plants which are offered at ACE Hardware.

Plant a container garden

Read full article: Plant a container garden

Starting a container garden can be a great spring activity or gift for Mother's Day.

Prepping for National Garden Day

Butterfly gardens for spring

Read full article: Butterfly gardens for spring
Tips to remember when cooking on the flame

Stay safe when barbecue grilling

Read full article: Stay safe when barbecue grilling

Tips for staying safe when grilling.

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Are the plants in your garden getting enough nutrients?

Read full article: Are the plants in your garden getting enough nutrients?

Here’s a quote I found while researching raised bed gardens and it sums up why I enjoy spending time with the plants at Casa de Loco (or what I like to call the Nunn residence).

Ice cold! Jacksonville shares frost photos after light freeze in NE Florida

Frost on the way: Protect your plants from the elements

Read full article: Frost on the way: Protect your plants from the elements

With a late season cold front pushing through Thursday and much colder temperatures expected to follow, this could mean a frosty start for some of us living inland on Friday and Saturday.

ACE Hardware has the products to remove algae and mold

Spruce up for spring by removing stains

Read full article: Spruce up for spring by removing stains

Ways to clean green growth surfaces

Now is the time to start your herb and vegetable garden

Planting to eat can be rewarding

Read full article: Planting to eat can be rewarding

Vegetable and herb gardening is taking off and becoming more popular during the pandemic.

OUR WORLD


FILE - A firefighter carries a drip torch as he ignites a backfire against the Hughes Fire burning along a hillside in Castaic, Calif., Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Trump plans to merge wildland firefighting efforts into one agency, but ex-officials warn of chaos

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A path of destroyed homes is seen, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in London, Ky., after a severe storm passed through the area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that's worrying US officials

Read full article: More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that's worrying US officials
Honey bees are pictured in a beehive in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on the "world bee day" on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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On 'World Bee Day,' the bees did not seem bothered. They should be

Read full article: On 'World Bee Day,' the bees did not seem bothered. They should be
In this photo provided by Tennessee Valley Authority, Scott Hunnewell, vice president of the utilitys New Nuclear Program, signs the construction permit application to build a small modular reactor, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Tennessee Valley Authority via AP)
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First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor

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