Growing Methods

Sometimes would-be gardeners are deterred from growing their own food by lack space or because they live on a rental property that may not allow tilling up a garden area. …

This aquaponic setup, called Malthus, was designed by Conceptual Devices as an indoor kitchen garden concept that will grow approximately one meal a day – a fish and side salad – once the …

The definition of permaculture is pretty simple: an agricultural system or method that seeks to integrate human activity with natural surroundings so as to create highly efficient self-sustaining ecosystems.   Lawns …

Dr. Willem Van Cotthem experimented with this vertical gardening system using recycled plastic bottles stacked and attached to a fence. He began with the 2011 growing season and continued through …

With spring well underway, many of us are ready to get our hands in the dirt and get some garden planting done. If container gardening is your style, you don’t …

It’s nice to have fresh herbs growing in the kitchen windowsill, but it’s not always easy to remember to water them. Here is a neat DIY project from Design Sponge …

This A-frame hydroponic system is a great example of how to create a vertical garden that maximizes the number of plants that can be grown in a small space without …

There can be more than one variety of peach, nectarine, plum, or apricot on one tree, each variety ripening at different times throughout the season. For one company in Australia, …

How to build a sheltered in-ground greenhouse for growing your own organic fruits and veggies. The greenhouse is partially underground. This protects your crops and provides much needed insulation against …

Look at THIS image! See that? That’s FOOD! Lots of it. And it’s all being grown in backyards. Grow your own food! In the USA, home of the free, land …