I love plants and quickly realized that my plants do better when I make my own potting soil. It is part science and part green thumb instinct — not brain surgery! I used to purchase potting soil ...

One of the most rewarding endeavors you can undertake is crafting your own homemade potting mixes. Not only does this allow you to tailor the soil to your specific plant needs, but it also ...

Don Kinzler writes: "Premoistening mix is important because the ingredients in the growing mixes are dry and they’re often difficult to rewet." ...

Monty adds that, as a child, he was often handed the unenviable job of sieving home-made garden compost: “When I was a child, we never bought seed or potting compost. It was made entirely from ...