Gardening

Aquaponics food production is a type of farming system that may be just what the world needs. Different from traditional cultivation in many ways, this, perhaps is the solution to the imminent global food crisis and looming hunger in developing countries. How does it work and what are its benefits?

An honest and comprehensive beginner guide to building a garden box (raised bed garden) including materials, mistakes, and step-by-step instructions.

Choosing plants good for the bedroom can be a problem. This article will help you decide whether it's possible or worthwhile and, if the answers are yes, what kinds of plants would work.

Discover nine simple ways to make gardening easier, saving you work as you grow healthier plants, increase harvests and beautify your yard.

Canadian nightcrawlers are HUGE. They are much larger than African and European nightcrawlers and positively dwarf red and blue wigglers.

The Watermelon Peperomia is one of the most beautiful and easy to care for houseplants on the planet.

It's all about the soothing, calming blue color! These five tropical vines with spectacular blue flowers will transform your garden into a relaxing tropical sanctuary.

Malabar spinach, although not a true spinach, tastes like it and grows during the heat of the summer when your true spinach has finished.

Calla lilies add tropical flare inside your home or out in your garden.

How much sunlight do spider plants need? This article is a guide on their sunlight requirements. Read on to find out how you could best replicate the ideal growing environment at home.

Brown tips on spider plants can be caused by a few underlying issues, including fluorides, salt build-up, and water-stress.

We tried growing tomatoes upside down and compared it to conventional tomato plant growing methods in our garden and containers. Here's what we found.

Butternut squash is a versatile squash that can be prepared many different ways. It grows on long vines that can be planted in hills or grown in rows.

Do you like gardening flowers? If yes, then you will surely love to know about New York asters, how these beauties get their name, and the process of planting seeds with care instructions.

Recycled pallets make easy and practical raised beds in the garden.

These North American native wildflowers will make your garden better in very cold climates. They will do extremely well in extended cold winter conditions, blooming nicely in the warmer months and surviving harsh winters.with ease.

Caladiums are shade plants with large, colorful leaves. They can be grown in your shade garden or indoors as a houseplant.

Brussels sprouts look like little cabbages. They grow best in cool weather and actually taste better after a light frost.

Add color to your fall garden and brighten your day with perennial late-blooming plants that return each fall.

Eggfruit, aka canistel or yellow sapote, is a tropical fruit with a peculiar taste and texture. It is known for its incredible nutritional values and health benefits.

Endangered native wildflowers are good for the environment and good for gardeners. They are also very easy to grow. These plants will make your garden better than the flowers often sold in garden stores.

Madonna lilies have graced our gardens for 3,000 years. In addition to history, they will lend your garden height and fragrance in the spring.

Broccoli is usually grown in the cool weather of spring. After you harvest the main head, smaller side shoots grow for a longer harvest season.

The yellow wildflowers listed here—including coreopsis, yellow violet, St. John's wort and others—might best be described as garden ambassadors. They give gardeners a great introduction to the concept of growing native plants.

Hyacinths are colorful spring bulbs that are also very fragrant.

Whether they are on the farm or in a city lot, trees are an important part of the ecosystem. Planting even a single tree can make a big difference.

Red spider lilies are a great way to add color to your garden in the late summer and early fall. The intensely red flowers look like spiders with their long stamens.

Prairie plants will make your garden better because they are are adaptable to a wide range of conditions and surprisingly versatile. They have extensive root systems, tough stems, and super-hardy constitutions.

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a native wildflower that is easy to grow in the home garden.

Whether a true native plant or a garden center cultivar, bee balm is a garden favorite.

Obedient plants are a native plant that looks like a snapdragon. It is an aggressive spreader so it can take over your garden if you are not careful.

Growing milkweed will make your garden better by attracting monarchs, adapting to many conditions, and providing a wide range of other benefits. Once considered an annoying weed, milkweed is now a desirable garden plant.

Agapanthus can lend a tropical touch to your landscape. In colder climates, it can be grown indoors as a houseplant.

Not until its flowers bloom does the meaning of its name become clear, as the flower of the starburst bush resembles a shooting star. The pretty, bunchy flowers make it appealing to folks searching for unique ornamental flowers.

Did you forget to plant spring bulbs last fall? It may not be too late to have some late spring color.

You can make your garden better by planting flowers in the winter. Hardy perennial flowers will germinate on their own and grow nicely from December through April. All it takes is knowledge of some basic principles.

Everybody knows them, and everybody detests them: thistles. Here are the good and the bad about these prickly weeds.

Japanese ferns are small variegated ferns that add color to your shade garden.

Tillandsia (air plants) require a good deal of care, but they're definitely worth it!

Pineapple lilies are easy to grow summer flowering bulbs with flowers that look just like pineapples.

Ostrich ferns are the largest native fern. They make a dramatic backdrop to your shade garden. Take advantage of their rapid spread and use them for erosion control along stream banks.

Coreopsis is the name for a varied group of perennial wildflowers that can bring many assets to any home flower garden. These native plants need very little water, bloom repeatedly with deadheading, and make strong healthy foliage that stays green well past the first frost.

Nasturtiums are easy to grow, edible and valuable companion plants in your vegetable garden.

Indian blues are the smallest composting worms, and can be kind of picky about conditions. However, a properly set up blue worm bin will work very well, producing tons of castings.

Cinnamon ferns are hardy native ferns that grow well in moist shady locations. Their fronds turn yellow in the fall to add color to the landscape.

European nightcrawlers are the red wigglers' bigger cousins. A single Euro will eat more than a single red, but reds tend to develop higher populations. Due to their size, Euros are somewhat easier to use as bait for fishing.

COVID-19 has forced would-be plant swappers and sellers to get creative. Here are some starting points for you to sell or trade plants, safely.

Pampas grass has spectacular flowers that last through much of the winter.

You've propagated your plants, and you've decided to sell. So what are they worth?

If you don't have one of these adorable little monsters, you're missing out on one of the quirkiest, low-maintenance, and most useful houseplant roommates our planet has to offer.