Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Various paper and cardboard seed starting pots on a table along with a watering can, a pair of scissors, a key and some apples. - ...

The problem with most biodegradable plant pots is that they don’t actually biodegrade. Usually made of wood or peat fibers, most of the pots also are treated with wax to keep them whole until they’re ...

The late and legendary football coach, Vince Lombardi, once said: “Mistakes are lessons by which we learn. When you learn the lesson, forget the mistake.” That quote has stuck with me since I first ...

Boost your success, save money and reduce plastic waste when starting plants from seeds this year. The options are many, so you are sure to find one that works for you. Reuse plastic containers for ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Today’s newspapers, printed with natural, soy-based inks, are versatile gardening tools. Newspaper sheets can be used in all different stages of gardening, like these seedling pots. (Kelly Hayes, The ...

One of the most common threats to indoor seedlings is damping off. This plant disease causes seedlings or entire seedling trays to collapse, ruining the planting season before it has even started.

This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, ecological gardening, on how you ...