Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. In ...

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Making your own potting mix is a rewarding and cost-effective way to care for your plants. Although it may seem intimidating to create a soil medium from scratch, the process is simple, and you can ...

Emma Erler, host of Homegrown NH and lead horticulturist with Kirkwood Gardens, says the best potting mix for potted plants will be lightweight, fluffy and dry, and contain peat, coir, bark, perlite, ...

Not all soil-less potting materials are created equal. Just ask your potted plants. Or, better, ask Cheryl Boyer. “There are a lot of (potting mixes) that you can use to grow plants in,” said Boyer, a ...

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Fresh herbs have many benefits, from enhancing recipes to discouraging garden pests, but they need the right growing medium ...

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I recently read an article in a national publication offering advice on repotting houseplants. While some of the advice resonated with me, a couple of assertions did not. The first was that container ...

Have you experienced sticker shock recently when buying potting soil for your container vegetables? Like many products these days, potting soil is not cheap, challenging gardeners to try DIY soil ...