Think of your indoor and outdoor plants a little bit like Goldilocks: They need a just-right potting mix or soil to help them really thrive. And although the words “potting mix” and “potting soil” are ...

Should Potting Soil Be Reused? “Can potting soil be reused, or does it need to be thrown away after a plant is removed?” asks Bob Nelson of Buffalo, New York. Horticultural expert Melinda Myers says, ...

Q: Last year, we purchased a home with garden space where we plan to grow some of our own vegetables. There are two framed beds, a foot high, filled with dirt that has been used for this purpose. We ...

The age-old debate on which pot is best for the plants in your garden can make things harder than they need to be. Here's the ...

When growing above ground—whether in raised beds, potted plants, container gardens, or transplant flats—success is determined by the ingredients in the soil mix. The following potting soil and ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Q. Earlier this spring, I ...

Container gardening has much to recommend it to anyone who wants to grow plants inside, outside, in apartments or homes, in limited spaces or on spacious grounds. If the containers are rotated among ...

It isn't necessarily bad for plants — in fact, they rely on certain types to thrive, but not all of them are friendly. If you've ever bought potting soil or gardening soil with organic compost in it, ...

The loyal reader knows I am an organic gardener. My first book was on the soil food web and popularized the concept that plants produce carbon-based exudates designed to attract specific microbes.

Don t begrudge fungi for the few yellowed leaves and black specks they cause, but there is a certain point where such damage gets out of hand. When that point is reached, spraying is an option, and ...