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10/23/2026

Still have green tomatoes on the vine as nights get cold? Get them inside before the first frost, or they’re toast (and not the good kind)!

Once temps drop into the low 30s, those tomatoes turn to mush. So pick the ones with potential and bring them in.

Set them upside down on their shoulders, which handle the weight better than the bottoms, which can rot.

Want them to ripen faster? Place a few bananas nearby! They kick off the ripening process and speed things up.

🍌 Save this before the first frost

🪴 Karen Miller | Homegrown Gardens | DM to create your luxury garden

10/22/2026

Your basil flowers aren’t trash! They’re the start of the best tomato topping you’ll ever make.

This basil salt is made from the flowers on this summer’s basil plants, with a few marigold petals mixed in for color.

Try it on tomato toast with butter and a thick slice of fresh tomato 🤤

And blend Sugar Rush Peach peppers with two leftover peaches into a sweet, spicy hot sauce. Way easier than you’d expect, and it tastes incredible!

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🪴 Karen Miller | Homegrown Gardens | DM to create your luxury garden

10/20/2026

See holes in your chard and assume it’s cabbage moths? Look closer, because it might be earwigs.

Equally gross and a total bummer, but there’s an easy fix. Grab some food-grade diatomaceous earth and sprinkle it around the base of the plant.

It creates a barrier that keeps the earwigs away without any harsh chemicals, so your chard can keep growing clean and hole-free.

Sprinkle it at the base and your chard is protected.

🌿 Save this if something’s eating your greens

🪴 Karen Miller | Homegrown Gardens | DM to create your luxury garden

10/16/2026

Drowning in tiny garden treats and not sure what to do with them all? Pickle them in about 10 minutes!

These are cucamelons and Brazilian biquinho peppers, tossed in a jar with garlic and peppercorns.

The brine is easy, one part water to one part vinegar, plus salt. Pour it over, seal it up, and keep it in the fridge.

No canning, no fuss, and they’ll stay good for a long time!

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10/15/2026

Want tomatoes still producing come September? It all starts with the type you plant.

Get yourself indeterminate plants at the beginning of the season. There are two kinds.

Determinate tomatoes flower and fruit all at once earlier in the year, then they’re done. Indeterminate ones, like the giants behind me, keep vining and fruiting right up until frost. That’s how you stretch your harvest deep into the fall.

Choose indeterminate and you’ll be picking tomatoes long after summer ends.

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🪴 Karen Miller | Homegrown Gardens | DM to create your luxury garden

10/13/2026

Got more peppers than you can possibly use? Dehydrating is the easiest way to save every last one!

The idea is simple: pull the moisture out and the pepper keeps.

As your harvest comes in, toss it straight into the dehydrator. Split the bigger ones in half so they dry faster!

Once they’re dry, you’ve got two paths: grind them into powder for your own homemade spice rack, or drop a whole pepper into a soup or stew, where it rehydrates and infuses the dish just like a fresh one would!

🌶️ Save this for your pepper harvest

🪴 Karen Miller | Homegrown Gardens | DM to create your luxury garden

10/09/2026

Wondering what actually thrives in a Chicago fall garden? Here are two I plant every year.

Squash tops the list, whether butternut or rampicante. They love it here and fill up our big trellises all season long. Second, dried beans.

I know they’re underrated, but don’t miss this harvest. When the pods turn brown, crack them open to find the dried beans inside, perfect for chili season.

Plant these now and your fall harvest will carry you into the cold months.

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🪴 Karen Miller | Homegrown Gardens | DM to create your luxury garden

10/08/2026

Growing kale or other cruciferous crops? Then you know the cabbage moths that love to destroy them.

Here’s the trick. Cabbage moths are territorial, so if they see another moth already claimed the spot, they’ll fly right on by.

At Homegrown Gardens we place a decoy moth on each cruciferous plant, and it works. This kale is growing beautifully, no holes in the leaves, no sign of cabbage worms.

Add a decoy and your greens stay whole and healthy.

🌱 Save this for your kale patch

🪴 Karen Miller | Homegrown Gardens | DM to create your luxury garden

10/06/2026

Planning to make pickles? Timing your cucumber harvest is everything.

Catch them at the right size. If they get too big the seeds start to develop and you end up with seedy pickles, and nobody needs that.

If they’ve started turning yellow, you’ve missed your window and they’ll be packed with big seeds. So check your plants often and grab those cukes while they’re still small and firm.

Pick at the right size and your pickles come out crisp and perfect.

🌿 Save this for pickling season

🪴 Karen Miller | Homegrown Gardens | DM to create your luxury garden

10/02/2026

Everyone plants for spring color, but the real showstoppers actually bloom in fall.

Two of my favorites for a mid-September into November show. First, quick fire hydrangea. It starts pale early in the season, then deepens into a rich rosy color as fall arrives. Second, black-eyed Susans.

They start blooming in summer and keep going into fall with bright cheerful yellow petals and dark centers. Together they carry your garden’s color long after summer fades.

Plant these now and your fall garden will steal the show.

🌱 Save this for fall color

🪴 Karen Miller | Homegrown Gardens | DM to create your luxury garden

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