Horticulture

Tomatoes are super fun to grow and generally a rather good starter plant for those new to gardening. Getting them into the dirt and sprouted is the easy part, though - if your tomato seedlings are no..

Runner beans are delicious and beautiful plants - that is, if you can get them to grow. If your runner beans are not germinating, there are four primary causes to look for. Luckily, they're all relati..

Hydroponic gardening is the ideal growing system for enthusiastic gardeners who don't have an outdoor garden space. It is also ideal for growing spinach, as you can perfectly control the growing envir..

We are surrounded by plastic, so it is only natural that we use plastic in our gardens to grow food. We will discuss 7 ways how to grow vegetables in plastic, and which plastics are safe to choose fro..

Just because you don't have a garden, doesn't mean you can't make the move towards growing your own food. Even if you don't have a patch of dirt to call your own, you can still grow vegetables with on..

Spring is always an exciting time for the gardener, when you prepare your plot or container to produce an abundant harvest. Every garden has to start somewhere. It usually begins with a tiny seed, but..

Just like a weed is any plant growing where you don't want it, so a pest is a bug that is eating a plant you don't want it to. But just because we happened to plant a succulent green in a spot where a..

Do you grow vegetables in soil or compost? This is a question asked by many gardeners, and unfortunately, the answer is not a simple yes or no...

There is nothing like cooking and eating a meal that you grew yourself. Even if it is just pulling a carrot for an afternoon snack, you can easily grow your own food and become more self-sufficient. B..

A classic science experiment in school is to put a plant in a dark closet and see what happens. The outcome: it turns white, withers, and dies without the sun. However, there is a way how to grow vege..