Despite being an avid gardener, I never considered watermelons to be a container crop. With their sprawling vines and huge fruits, growing watermelons in containers seemed impractical at best. Yet …
Many gardening articles expound the advantages of a gentle southern sloping garden, but sometimes the slope is a little too steep for effective gardening. Or maybe the only space you …
If you try growing mint outdoors in your garden beds, you might be surprised by how invasive and vigorous the herb can grow. Before long, your mint plant can take …
Starting seeds indoors can give you a head start on the gardening season and provide an earlier spring harvest, but it is a delicate process. Plants are most vulnerable in …
Lemon trees are typically grown in tropical or subtropical regions, but if you live in a colder area and want to enjoy homegrown lemons, you can learn how to grow …
Self-watering planters and pots have become quite popular lately, especially with the boom in small-space urban gardening. They can be purchased in many different shapes and sizes, or even made …
Plants and flowers look magnificent in the Sun. The light on their foliage and beautiful petals just makes them shine like stars in the sky. Attractive pots and decorative containers …
You may have heard that carrots can be finicky to grow, but growing them in pots gives you an added advantage by allowing you to create the perfect, micromanaged conditions …
Although typically associated with the outdoors and large orchards, anyone can (and should!) enjoy the benefits of homegrown, fresh fruits by growing dwarf varieties of fruit trees in pots or …
Even if you don’t have a large garden space, you can still learn how to grow okra in containers. Okra grows well in pots because the plants don’t take up …