Thinking of ways to repurpose plastic containers? Why not put them to work in your garden? From creative planters to ...

How many pots is that? Nearly 242 million. Wow! Historically, more plants were sold as bare-root, ball and burlap, or in ...

Many people start seeds indoors in late winter to have seedlings ready to plant in spring. But what about starting them ...

Instead of throwing away those plastic nursery pots your plants come in, discover some creative and useful ways to repurpose them around your garden.

The most recent one, in 2019, found that 68 percent of plants sold nationally were in plastic containers ... at the Native Plant Trust in Framingham. Send your gardening questions, along with ...

Left to their own accord, seeds would drop to the ground in late summer or autumn, survive winter, then germinate when the ...

Any food-safe container with a lid that can hold roughly 3 inches of potting mix will do. Plastic milk and water ... Avoid using garden soil, which is too dense for seedlings and may harbor ...

Container size and type. Consider the container cost, weight, and durability. Plastic nursery pots are ... move the tree into a larger pot, or plant the tree in the ground. While growing fruit ...

but spades and shovels with their long handles are needed for bigger garden jobs such as soil work and plant moving. Metal and plastic leaf rakes work well for spring and fall clean-up of leaves ...