Starting a vegetable garden can be a rewarding prospect for any homeowner. In addition to having fresh veggies on the ready, digging in the dirt has big health benefits. Though yanking out weeds might ...

Companion planting to attract pollinators. Another frequent question is why a garden’s zucchini and cucumber plants have a lot of flowers but never set fruit. The answer is that there is not enough ...

It is April, and once the soil dries out and the warmer weather comes back, vegetable gardeners will be out working the soil and planting cool-season vegetables. Some of you are also tending to ...

Soil's great, but there are so many creative ways to grow plants without it. Think hydroponics, where roots chill in nutrient-rich water, or aeroponics, where they’re misted in mid-air. You can use ...