Recently, I was at my local food co-op and chatted with a friend about her gardens. She told me that she is having fabulous luck growing tomatoes, peppers and more in a bucket system she constructed.

The weather may not agree, but the gardening season is well underway. For answers to your questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

Learn how to grow mushrooms at home using a 5-gallon bucket with expert guidance from @jacquesinthegarden and Louis from @NorthSpore. This step-by-step tutorial covers everything from setup and ...

Natalie Bumgarner talks about green beans, and Walter Battle plants in a 5-gallon bucket. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Assistant Professor of Residential and Consumer ...

Gold Shaw Farm shows how to grow thriving chestnut trees in simple 5-gallon buckets. An unusual trend in the economy is ...

Last year I grew some vegetables in 5 gallon pots on my sunny deck with poor success. I prepared the containers by cleaning, putting crumpled plastic bags in the bottom and then filling with a good ...

FARGO — I was just out in the yard and saw two birds stuck together in a tree. I don’t know much about birds, but I’m guessing they’re velcrows. Speaking of yardwork, there’s a segment of our ...

Several readers have written me over the past month lamenting the fact that they no longer have land to plant a vegetable garden and saying they really miss both working outside and the act of growing ...

Container gardening is a smart way to add growing space without having to create new garden beds. You can enjoy fresh veggies anywhere you have lots of sun on your patio, deck, or balcony. Plus, you ...

Expansive, in-ground flowerbeds and vegetable gardens aren’t for everyone. Maybe you want to grow just a few plants — either because of limited space or a desire for a minimal gardening commitment. Or ...