Learn to make your own potting mix to grow plants indoors or on your deck. Learn to make your own potting mix to grow plants indoors or on your deck. It's a simple recipe, though it lacks an ...

A few years ago, a hastily purchased bag of “expanding” potting soil introduced me to coir. Distracted, I hadn’t paid attention to what I had, but when I added the required water, the soil did expand ...

Unless you’re a bona fide green thumb, you’ve likely never heard of coco coir before. Pronounced “coco coy-er,” it’s the fibrous husk that comprises the outer layer of a ripe coconut. Gardeners often ...

You can save a lot of money by growing your vegetables and flowers from seed versus purchasing mature plants. But if you’re going to successfully grow your plants from seed, you need to give them the ...

As a proud plant parent of a few different orchids, I can fairly say I've made mistakes providing these exotic beauties with the right care. It's no secret they can be tricky to keep alive - the ...

Did you hear about the ghost who got evicted from the graveyard? He couldn’t pay his rent because he was dead broke. We all need to stretch our dollars, but potting soil isn’t the place to scrimp when ...