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Digging In: Dog Days

The “dog days” of summer are nearly upon us, and though we’ve had a pretty nice season (high heat has been offset, for the most part, by lower-than-average humidity), you know those dogs are going to start howling soon.
That said, there are several things you can do to make your garden more heat- and drought-tolerant.