Here in the desert, I needed some last-minute photography for my new book on growing vegetables in drought, but it was too early. So I bought a bunch of self-watering containers to use in my unheated ...

Self-watering planters help to remove some of the mystery that revolves around watering plants. Using these modern pots or planters means you can relax safely in the knowledge that your plants are ...

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.

Self-watering pots have a few pros and cons that are worth understanding. The roots draw up water from a reservoir below the pot as the roots grow down towards it. It means you don’t have to water so ...

Josh revisits his earliest gardening experiments with growing in containers. Containers have the advantage of being portable if you’re renting, but also allowing you to move plants in and out of ...

Spring is in full swing, and that means temperatures are rising and tank-tops, shorts, and flip-flops are the preferred attire. As highs reach steadily into the mid to upper 90s, any outdoor activity ...

Years ago, Dennis Wool gardened in commercially made, self-watering containers because his soil was so poor. When his need for more boxes out priced his pocketbook, he looked around for a cheaper way ...

Look for easy care, self-watering containers like the Self-Watering Standing Garden with large reservoirs to maximize the time between watering. Look for those with fill tubes and water-level ...

If you want to grow your own food or flowers this summer, you need to try this hack from @unlikelycharming. With a 5-gallon bucket, recycled milk jug, and drill you can create a self-watering ...

If you'd like to have delicious home-grown tomatoes but lack a garden to grow them in, you'll definitely want to check out this ingenious and inexpensive self-watering system. Ray Newstead, silicon ...

We've shown you how to make self-watering planter boxes with plastic storage containers, but if you want something a little more permanent for your backyard, The Family Handyman has a great design for ...

Ever looked at your tiny balcony or windowsill and wished you could do more with it? Micro-gardening is catching on for ...