George Irvine's latest gardening column looks at lawn care, soft fruits, slugs and snails, and growing in raised beds.

Containers should be at least 15 inches deep and 15 inches wide to handle deep-rooted tomatoes and have plenty of drain holes ...

Growing your own plants from seed opens up a wide variety of herbs and vegetables that you won’t find at the store.

The environment and amount of sunlight in your kitchen will help determine the type of herbs that will grow best. For example ...

Beets are commonly grown for their bulbous roots, but their tops can also be harvested for greens, and they are an excellent source of Vitamin A as well as calcium. Beet juice is sometimes used in ...

WATCHING buds flower and seedlings sprout is one of the joys of spring. What is less fun, though, is the cost of pots and ...

While this method is more challenging than buying mature plants, four experts have advice to set home gardeners up for ...

A: Hot Wings and Amur maples turn nice orange-red in the fall. Not brilliant red like Autumn Blaze, which doesn’t really work out in the country here but will work in the city. Red rocket is a more ...

Start a Home Garden Today. Whether you have a backyard, a balcony, or just a few pots, growing your plants is easier than you ...

The arrival of spring in Indiana means thousands of Hoosiers — from those with green thumbs to novices — are growing eager to ...

You’ll notice the machine even poked a hole in each pod’s bottom for drainage. Most other small plastic food ... then fold it ...

Certain herbs make excellent neighbors to tomatoes in the vegetable garden, repelling pests, keeping down weeds, and enhancing flavor. Try these top varieties.