Recently, I was at my local food co-op and chatted with a friend about her gardens. She told me that she is having fabulous luck growing tomatoes, peppers and more in a bucket system she constructed.

If you're short on space or don't have time for a traditional garden, why not consider growing edible crops in containers. Just about any vegetable, herb, and many fruits can be grown in containers.

Container gardening provides city dwellers with limited space an avenue for growing their favorite fruits and vegetables. There are even advantages to this form of small space gardening. In addition ...

Are you not growing vegetables because you don’t have a yard to plant them in? Perhaps you live in an apartment. Or is the only sunny area of your landscape covered in concrete? The satisfaction of ...

There is nothing more satisfying for a vegetable gardener than sitting down to a summer meal to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor. We endure the challenging work needed to have a ...

Container gardening sounds very appealing, and it is for those who have no ground in which to garden. Just be warned that gardening in containers in Texas is harder than gardening in the ground. The ...

Typically, apartment and condominium dwellers are the people most drawn to growing vegetables in containers, because they have no yard for a traditional garden. Still, many people with plenty of open ...

Rhoads found out years ago that some edibles looked quite handsome among her in-ground plantings. She especially recommends 'Silver Fern' tomato with its feathery foliage and baseball-size fruit.

Q: I live in an apartment but would still like to garden. I have a patio area that gets several hours of sunlight each day. Do you have recommendations for what vegetables do best in containers? A: ...

Summer vegetables are usually planted in the spring and harvested through the fall. If you’ve always wanted to start a vegetable garden, you’ll benefit from taking time to plan your garden, carefully ...

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 ...