A single container can transform into a nonstop salad machine with the right setup and a bit of garden strategy. The idea ...

Free your tomato plants from small starter pots. Growing them in 5-gallon buckets gives them the environment they need to thrive all season long.

Some edible plants need extra help to warm up or cool down during extreme temperatures, and you can DIY many simple solutions ...

When you’re a new gardener, it’s easy to get swept up in the glossy marketing of high-tech gadgets and picture-perfect ...

One reviewer said, “This thing cleaned up half my backyard in less than an hour. And without bending over or having to squat.

May is the transition time. Spring blooming plants settle into summer, peach and plum trees hint at the coming harvest, ...

We’ve put together a guide to spring plant sales across the Chicago's suburbs, featuring more than 40 sales by garden clubs ...

Do your tomato plants have yellowing leaves? Is there a noticeable lack of flowers or fruit? They likely need a good dose of ...

Every spring the same thing happens. The sun comes out, the grass wakes up, and suddenly the yard starts whispering all the ...

I used to teach high school science in Oklahoma, and one day I brought in a stalk from a cotton plant with bolls of cotton ...

As Amish communities expand across the US, old practices are colliding with modern health codes and testing the limits of religious freedom ...

It's a big debate among home gardeners, sometimes even a running joke. Can money really be saved by growing your own food, especially as produce prices keep rising?