Like lettuce, spinach grows fast and isn’t very tall, so it doesn’t put down deep roots. This makes it a terrific container ...

Making your dream vegetable garden a reality when you have a small space is anything but impossible, thanks to container gardening! It may look more like window boxes and terracotta pots filled with ...

Start your container vegetable garden the right way with these 4 important steps. Learn how to choose containers, prepare soil, select the best vegetables, and care for your plants to grow a healthy, ...

You don't need a yard to grow vegetables and herbs. Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture ...

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Virtually any container that you can cut or punch drainage holes into can be used for vegetable gardening. Styrofoam ice chests, livestock watering troughs or recycled 5-gallon paint buckets can work ...

Not ready to tackle a full-fledged vegetable garden? A container garden is an easy way to learn the benefits of growing your own food, and turn a patio, balcony or even a windowsill into a source of ...

Container gardening is a smart way to add growing space without having to create new garden beds. You can enjoy fresh veggies anywhere you have lots of sun on your patio, deck, or balcony. Plus, you ...

With a couple decades of experience, garden author Pamela Crawford has mastered easy and instant container gardens and pinpointed the best plants for the Southern landscape. Yet there was one area of ...

Here’s a safe bet: If you’re growing vegetables in South Florida, you’re growing them in containers of some kind. Or at least you probably should be. I’ve been growing vegetables in South Florida for ...

Two of the hottest trends in gardening are containers and cultivating fresh food, and savvy families are beginning to combine the two. They’re growing their vegetables in pots. Improvements in potting ...