Question: Is there a good recipe for seed-starting mix? Last week, you mentioned seed starting onions, and I got to thinking that sometime in the past you talked about making a special concoction to ...

As spring approaches, gardeners typically plan their sowing and potting – and potting compost is an essential element of this. More than three million cubic metres of potting compost are used in the ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. In ...

Thanks to my local seed swap, bartering pals and my fellow seed-saving editor, Jane; I now have a fine bounty of "plantables" ready and raring to grow for the gardening season ahead. The question is – ...

Neil from Struthers: I want to grow vegetables in containers and raised beds this year. But I’m confused about what kind of soil I should use — soil, garden soil or potting mix? Can you help? David: ...

This past hot, dry, yet humid summer was exhausting for our grass, garden plants, and trees let alone the life above and below ground, life that is essential to the health and nutrition of the very ...