Even if you use reusable shopping bags, there’s a good chance you have some plastic grocery bags somewhere in your home. And ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For affordable and strong-quality tools, many people go to Harbor Freight. From power and hand tools to materials for all kinds of jobs, the ...

Would-be urban gardeners faced with the space constraints of a tiny terrace or fire escape typically rely on planters designed expressly for that purpose. But a large wooden planter from a home and ...

Natalie Bumgarner talks about green beans, and Walter Battle plants in a 5-gallon bucket. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Assistant Professor of Residential and Consumer ...

To make a nifty, mini root cellar right in the garden, simply bury a bucket and cover it with a straw bale. For sweet, crisp carrots all winter, we always left them in the ground under a thick layer ...

The buckets' plastic has the advantage of being easy to cut with the proper tools. Five-gallon buckets are ubiquitous and cheap. But did you know they can also be hacked, hod-rodded, reengineered, and ...

I am a big fan of vermicomposting. It can be done indoors or out, and it's still fun, even after all the time I've been composting with worms, to watch my apple cores and coffee grounds turn into ...