The Solution: Don’t place edible gardens on top of or near leach fields. If you want to grow anything on leach fields, stick ...

Nicky Jafta used his R350 unemployment grant to buy half a pumpkin and a few seeds to plant them at his Kraaifontein home.

Leave the blooming parsley in the garden, however. The tiny flowers provide food for and attract parasitic wasps into the ...

If you're ready to start a small vegetable or fruit garden in your yard this spring, you can save $119 on the lovely 17-inch ...

Economic pressures are prompting more families to grow vegetables in their backyards. According to the National Gardening Association, more than 43 percent of Americans are now growing their own ...

She will be among seven Rancho Bernardo gardeners sharing their love of plants and beautiful home landscapes during the Seven ...

1. Do water deeply at the base of the plant. 2. Do not sprinkle water over the top of your plants. 3. Do mulch around your plants, particularly tomatoes and peppers, leaving space to water deeply at ...

Though adding coffee grounds to your garden beds can be useful for some plants, you should skip the grounds if you're growing ...

Sally Anderson, whose urban garden in Sebastopol is featured on the May 10 Eco-Friendly Garden Tour, is “eclectic and ...

I wrote a column on moles and recommended how to help you manage moles in your gardens. Moles and voles are not even in the same family. Voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus, or meadow voles, are voracious ...