Limited garden space can be overcome by using containers, raised beds and vertical gardening techniques. Containers are ideal for small spaces and can be moved to follow the sun, but require frequent ...

Growing in containers is a great way to grow vegetables and other plants during the winter months, or when you’ve run out of room in your home garden. We’ll go over the tomato varieties that grow well ...

Join high-yield champs David Hula and Randy Dowdy for their podcast, Breaking Barriers With R&D, for a lively discussion on growing high-yielding, profitable corn crops. With corn prices sitting in ...

Container plants are a wonderful option for smaller gardens, or backyards where there's more patio than dirt. However, while there are plenty of vegetables, herbs, and flowers that thrive in pots, not ...

Succulent plants are defined as plants that have evolved to store moisture in their leaves, stems or roots. They occur within several different plant families in regions of the world’s growing ...

There is a lot of choice when it comes to growing squash. That includes picking from the many varieties, with different shapes, sizes, and colors, deciding whether to grow in the ground or containers, ...

Perlite, a volcanic rock, is a common ingredient in potting mixes. It improves drainage, aeration and water retention in soil. Perlite is lightweight and can be added to in-ground gardens, but it's ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Southern rust appears on a corn plant’s leaf. The disease has popped up throughout Iowa through a ...