Head to the nursery and you’ll find an array of potting soils for every imaginable gardening need from vegetable gardens to repotting your houseplants. However, there’s generally no need to purchase ...

Orchids are practically emblematic of fragile, tough-to-grow plants despite the fact that they eke out an existence in leaf litter in their natural habits. Successfully caring for indoor orchids is ...

In the fall, the potting soil in containers is usually depleted of nutrients and compacted. Reusing potting soil again the next year is therefore not recommended. At most, you can recycle the soil of ...

I'm sure my grandparents never heard of Miracle-Gro. To them, "miracle grow" meant their gardens survived the drought and grasshoppers of the 1930s and yielded enough food to store through winter.

Q: I have had trouble growing Russelia (firecracker fern) in pots. They get full sun. I bring them in during cold weather. I keep the soil moist and give them fertilizer. They thrive in the ground ...

Many of us are already planning our summer garden. To be prepared, not only are we ordering new types of seed packets, seed trays, and mapping how it'll all possibly fit into our limited garden space, ...

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 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I live on the northshore. Can I grow peonies here and be successful? I just ...

Do you usually throw away your old potting soil, thinking it's spent? If yes, you're wasting a good thing. Some plants thrive ...

Find out if it's best to get rid of used potting soil when emptying your containers in the fall or if you can keep it for next year. In the fall, the potting soil in containers is usually depleted of ...