Every time you water a container with exhausted potting mix, you’re not nourishing your plants — you’re rinsing the last ...

If you’ve opened a fresh bag of potting mix and wondered whether to drench it before planting, the answer is simple: aim for ...

Learn how to reuse potting soil effectively.

Potting soil plays a central role in backyard gardening during the summer months. That’s when gardeners are installing new beds, refreshing old beds, and planting seeds and starts. Roll around to the ...

A few simple checks can help you decide whether to reuse or replace it.

The terms "garden soil" and "potting soil" may sound like they refer to similar things, but there are significant differences between the two products. Because of these differences, there are distinct ...

Think of your indoor and outdoor plants a little bit like Goldilocks: They need a just-right potting mix or soil to help them really thrive. And although the words “potting mix” and “potting soil” are ...

I knew as soon as I saw last week’s column in the paper that I would be getting questions on whether it is OK to reuse soil, be it seed-starting soil or potting soil. Sure enough! The short answer is ...

It’s not a bad idea to be conservative. Whether we are talking about environmental conservation or being fiscally conservative, as gardeners, there are decisions we can make to conserve money and ...

I replanted several of my indoor plants a month ago into larger pots and there is almost no new growth. I used a cheaper unfamiliar potting soil. Do you think that could be the problem? Should I ...

Do you prefer the sweet taste of chocolate or does something salty "wet your whistle"? Maybe you enjoy the sour taste of lemon or a sweet strawberry shake. We all have our own tastes that make us ...