Stories from About.com Container Gardening

  1. Totally Tomatoes

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Yesterday

    A perfectly ripe tomato eaten right off the plant, still warm from the sun, may be as close to perfection as food gets. However, anyone who has grown tomatoes knows, there is a lot that can go wrong when growing… Full Story »

  2. Calendula Officinalis-Great Container Plant

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Jul 28, 2010

    Calendula Officinalis Flowers Photograph A Kerry Michaels Larger Image of Calendula Officinalis More Info on Calendula Officinalis Wordless Wednesdays on About See more Wordless Wednesday Blogs Full Story »

  3. Burpee is More than Seeds

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Jul 26, 2010

    Like most people, when I think of Burpee, I think of seeds - it turns out that they do much more than that. Burpee has live plants galore and they sent me some absolutely gorgeous ones to trial. I have… Full Story »

  4. More Container Garden Carnage

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Jul 23, 2010

    If beasties chewing my beautiful veggies and flowers weren't enough of a challenge this summer, a monsoon came through on Wednesday night and thrashed all of my tomato and potato plants. Several plants were pummeled into a mass of greenery,… Full Story »

  5. Hibiscus Flowers for Container Gardens

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Jul 21, 2010

    Wordless Wednesday Container Garden Picture Hibiscus Flower Photograph A Kerry Michaels Tips on Growing Hibiscus Plants from Costa Farms', Mike "The Plant Hunter" Rimland Wordless Wednesday Container Garden Picture Gallery Wordless Wednesdays on About See more Wordless Wednesday Blogs Full Story »

  6. Cosmos Container Garden Carnage

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Jul 19, 2010

    I am truly bereft. I planted two rows of cosmos in my raised bed and was so pleased that they were growing so quickly and were looking stocky and chipper. Well today when I went to admire them, I discovered… Full Story »

  7. Dramm for Watering Container Gardens

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Jul 12, 2010

    I feel that I've been somewhat remiss in not reporting my total infatuation with Dramm watering products. Is it possible to have a crush on a spray head for a hose? Well, if it is, I'm crushing on the Dramm,… Full Story »

  8. Water Alert for Container Gardens

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Jul 6, 2010

    I don't know about where you live, but it is scaldingly hot here in Maine. My dog is sitting under the thermometer, panting and looking wan, which is not surprising because it's close to 90F in the shade. There is… Full Story »

  9. Tomato Floppage

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Jul 1, 2010

    I wish I would follow my own advice more often. I have waited too long to stake my tomatoes and have a bad case of tomato floppage. It's like all of a sudden my tomato plants all decided to swoon… Full Story »

  10. More on Frugal Container Gardening

    About.com Container Gardening &bull Jun 25, 2010

    Gayla Trail, author of "Grow Great Grub," and the enormously popular website and book called, "You Grow Girl," has done a great post on cloning herbs on the re-nest site. Cloning, or propagating plants, is not only a great way… Full Story »

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