Virtually any container that you can cut or punch drainage holes into can be used for vegetable gardening. Styrofoam ice chests, livestock watering troughs or recycled 5-gallon paint buckets can work ...

As the weather heats up, it’s time for gardeners — especially those with constrained spaces — to fill those pots and planters. Experts and garden designers have a lot of advice to offer about making ...

The weather may not agree, but the gardening season is well underway. For answers to your questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

Container gardening is a wonderful way to grow more plants without needing a large garden plot. You can container garden ...

All hope isn’t lost for aspiring farmers who lack an abundance of green space. Potted gardens and containers can fill in the gaps for beginners, people with mobility issues and those who don’t have ...

Just because composting at home is easy doesn’t mean that everyone does it. Yes, organic compost is expensive at the garden center and free when you make it yourself, but if you don’t figure out a ...

Many cool-season vegetables can be planted now and grown successfully in containers. This allows you to vegetable garden even if all you have is a sunny balcony, porch or patio, and if you don't want ...

Having the right-size container and fertile, well-draining soil is the recipe for success. Growing plants in containers is popular. The containers and the plants in them can be very decorative and a ...

Outside Karen Gebbia's back door, a 12-by-6-foot raised garden bed is home to a who's who of plants: tomatoes, jalapeño peppers, oregano, mint, dill and strawberries. The Pennsylvania native ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As Colorado weather heats up, it’s time for gardeners — especially those with constrained spaces — to fill those pots and planters. Local experts and garden ...