This story is part of a package about growing food in containers. Here's all you need to know, plus learn how to successfully grow fruits and herbs in a contained space. If growing vegetables were ...

If you want to plant vegetables but have limited outdoor space, a container garden is a great way to add freshly-picked produce to your meals. Container garden vegetables can be grown in standing or ...

Growing vegetables in containers is an activity that can bring families joy and the reward of fresh, tasty vegetables from right outside the door, said Shaun Francis, Extension horticulture specialist ...

If you're short on space or don't have time for a traditional garden, why not consider growing edible crops in containers. Just about any vegetable, herb, and many fruits can be grown in containers.

There is nothing more satisfying for a vegetable gardener than sitting down to a summer meal to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor. We endure the challenging work needed to have a ...

Peter Richards plants vegetables in sheet mulch, and Joellen Dimond plants a container herb garden. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local gardener Peter Richards shows how to ...

Container gardening sounds very appealing, and it is for those who have no ground in which to garden. Just be warned that gardening in containers in Texas is harder than gardening in the ground. The ...

Q: I live in an apartment but would still like to garden. I have a patio area that gets several hours of sunlight each day. Do you have recommendations for what vegetables do best in containers? A: ...

Limited garden space can be overcome by using containers, raised beds and vertical gardening techniques. Containers are ideal for small spaces and can be moved to follow the sun, but require frequent ...

If growing vegetables were like growing California native plants, we would all be farmers, rejoicing in our plenty. But here is the bald truth about growing food: You can’t just put it in a pretty pot ...