A few years ago, I spent a summer working on an organic vegetable farm. There were long days and early wakeups, but what made up for all that to me was harvesting tomatoes off the vine at the peak of ...

Sufficiently watering your plants on a regular schedule can be difficult, whether you’re contending with high temperatures or fussy plants, or simply forgetting to complete the task. That’s where self ...

With two inexpensive plastic storage containers, you can make a versatile self-watering planter to grow your own vegetables in a small space. This video shows how to do it, using just a few tools. The ...

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Having an indoor garden means enjoying the greenery of spring and summer all year round. But what do you do if you’re lacking a green thumb? Self-watering planters can help. These planters help take ...

If you'd like to have delicious home-grown tomatoes but lack a garden to grow them in, you'll definitely want to check out this ingenious and inexpensive self-watering system. Ray Newstead, silicon ...

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In 2007 my New Years resolution was to help a few seniors get back to gardening. I resolved to help each grow a single tomato plant and, for once, I managed to keep my resolution. Some planted their ...