Dear Neil: Can I reuse potting soil I had in large containers on my patio last summer? A: I normally do not, at least not in the same pots without taking it out and adding in “fresh” organic matter.

Fertilizers replace the nutrients lost from potting soil due to uptake by the plant or leaching. By regularly applying a soluble fertilizer, you are already taking care of replacing lost nutrients. If ...

Learn to make your own potting mix to grow plants indoors or on your deck. Learn to make your own potting mix to grow plants indoors or on your deck. It's a simple recipe, though it lacks an ...

There is a wide selection of vegetables that will happily grow in pots and provide you with a fantastic harvest. From small radishes to long cucumbers, from potatoes growing in the soil to tall beans ...

Dear Neil: As the years have gone by, I’ve started using pots for growing okra, tomatoes, bell peppers, etc. Do I need to throw the entire contents (soil) out every year and start fresh with new soil?

Do you usually throw away your old potting soil, thinking it's spent? If yes, you're wasting a good thing. Some plants thrive ...

Which potting soil is best? Potting soil, or potting mix, is a substrate that usually consists of garden soil, organic matter and minerals. Its purpose is to help potted plants such as vegetables, ...