Thinking outside the pot. Unorthodox methods that produce big results in the home garden. Gardeners tend to go with what’s tried and true. A growing season is too precious to roll the dice on some ...

Try any of these 10 vertical gardening methods to get your garden growing up! This saves space and helps increase your harvest.

Plants that are harvest-ready in about 30 days are best. Key words to look for in seed descriptions include, “container ...

This is the first year in my garden and I've jumped straight in with growing vegetables. Keen to get it right the first time, I did a lot of research to find beginner-friendly methods that suit my ...

Many amateur gardeners and farmers know the joy that comes from growing their own food. There is a special pride that one can take in eating something that they themselves produced. But successfully ...

Jensen Uyeda, an extension service agent with the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, places Romaine lettuce seedlings into 2-inch holes drilled into the ...

Simply Living Well blogger Watkins delivers a dandy primer on “planning, building, planting, tending, and harvesting an organic kitchen garden.” Organizing her advice into those steps, Watkins begins ...

Summer gardening means fresh homegrown vegetables like tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes and cucumbers. Growing your own vegetables unfortunately also means dealing with the inevitable common garden pests.

Have you ever thought about growing vegetables in containers? It's a great method when suitable land is not available, and it's also physically easier. That makes containers good for older vegetable ...

I would love it if every resident grew at least one thing they could eat, even residents who don’t have a yard. It is easy to grow herbs and vegetable plants in containers. We are in the middle of our ...