Raised beds, planters, tools and soil for small gardens.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Learning how to plant strawberries in containers comes down to three choices: a day-neutral or everbearing plant, a pot at least 12 inches across with drainage, and a crown set level with the soil. Put the pot where it gets full sun, and keep the soil…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Learning how to grow microgreens at home takes one shallow tray with drainage, a clean growing mix, steady light and gentle watering. Four extension pages we opened agree on those basics. Two of them put the growing time at roughly three weeks or less. They differ…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Peppers grow well in containers, and the pot is often the easiest way to get a good crop from a small space. The Oregon State guide says that “Peppers grow well in containers”, and that the best plant growth and fruit set come when “the container…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Learning how to grow tomatoes in containers comes down to three choices: the plant, the pot and the watering routine. Container tomatoes dry out faster than tomatoes in the ground, so the pot and the watering habit matter as much as the variety you pick. Most…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to plant a flower bed with weed barrier has a short answer and a longer caveat. The short answer: clear the perennial weeds, lay the fabric flat, cover it with mulch, and plant through openings sized to each plant. The caveat is that the extension…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to stack a raised bed higher depends on four measurements: wall height, soil depth, width and drainage. University extension publications from Illinois, Tennessee, Oregon State and the University of Florida give common ranges for each one, and they agree on most of them. The steps…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to amend garden soil for containers is a question with a short answer: the three sources below advise against using garden soil as the base of a pot at all. They say it is too dense, holds too much water and can drown roots. What…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to set up a small greenhouse comes down to four decisions: where the house sits, how the frame and cover go together, how air moves through it, and how you handle heat and power. The NC State plan for a 12 by 14 foot backyard…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you are learning how to plant a rose bed, the decisions that matter most come before the first shovel of dirt: how much sun the spot gets, whether the soil drains, and how deep the plants sit. The university extension sources we opened agree on…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you are wondering how to plant a flower bed in front of house, start with the spot rather than the plant list. Look at how much sun reaches the frontage, how the soil drains, and where the water from the roof lands. Two of the…