Recently, I was at my local food co-op and chatted with a friend about her gardens. She told me that she is having fabulous luck growing tomatoes, peppers and more in a bucket system she constructed.

Wicking beds and self-watering plant pots can produce veggies, herbs, and flowers with less water, and are simple enough to build yourself. Here's how to create one from a food-grade plastic barrel.

JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS: Many vegetables grow really well in pots and spring is a great time to grow them, but up here in the subtropics it can be a little bit hot, dry and windy, so watering can be an ...

Self-watering planters aren’t just for plant novices, forgetful people or overzealous waterers. Even the best plant parents can benefit from having a self-watering planter (or two) since they ...