Gardening is more than just planting seeds and watching them grow—it’s an art, a science, and a deeply rewarding hobby.

The most personal way to forge a connection with delicious food crops — from arugula to tomatoes — is to grow them up close in containers. Special methods are needed to produce high-quality ...

A container that’s 10-14 inches deep is ideal for these plants. Depending on the yield, you may also need a support like a ...

Left to their own accord, seeds would drop to the ground in late summer or autumn, survive winter, then germinate when the ...

Although various circumstances have removed many of our traditional yards, the yearning to garden remains. And many people have gotten creative with containers, growing tomatoes and lemon trees in ...

My first experiment in small-space gardening was in Brussels, Belgium, on a rooftop with no guardrails. While my official goal was container-grown tomatoes, my unofficial one was to avoid becoming ...

Arrange your plants, accordingly, placing sun-loving crops like tomatoes and peppers in the brightest spots and ...

Tomatoes can be the most rewarding of vegetables. They are easy to grow from seed ... indoors and outdoors and some bred especially for containers and hanging baskets. Whichever variety you ...

For those with a green thumb, one of the joys of spring is getting back into the garden. However, for first-timers, starting a garden can be intimidating. Southwest News Media reached out to local ...

I’m gearing up to sow tomatoes, beets ... of moistened seed-starting mix to shallow containers or the bottom halves of jugs. Avoid using garden soil, which is too dense for seedlings and ...