The fix? If your indoor plants have hydrophobic soil, try to water from the bottom. Place a saucer of water beneath the pot and let the soil slowly wick up moisture through capillary action—a natural ...

WE CAN ALL see that the daylight length is getting longer at each end of the day. In less than two weeks, spring officially begins.

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery advises gardeners not to be to be impatient with garden tasks despite approach of spring.

Night soil may soon see the light of day as a natural chemical-free fertilizer in India by converting human waste treated as co-compost despite the inherent aversion of society at large.

If the soil is kept too wet the seedling will rot at ground level and die. Many new gardeners ask is it worth it to start your own seeds or is it better to buy plants later in the season.

Choose shrubs, trees and perennials that thrive in wet soil. Trees and shrubs that do well in moist conditions include salix, cornus, betula, sambucus, liquidambar, ash and amelanchier.