In this video, I demonstrate how to build a solar-powered self-watering raised garden planter using upcycled packing totes ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

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Control freaks (guilty!) can sometimes have conniption fits out in the garden, where everything from the weather to the worms simply cannot be tamed. But a DIY raised garden bed? In many ways, it’s ...

Elevating a garden solves numerous problems. Raised beds warm up faster in spring for an earlier start to the gardening season. They offer total control over the soil makeup, fertility, and moisture.

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While old, wood pallets might not seem especially useful, a little elbow grease can store this into a useful and stunning ...

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“They liked the idea so much that they offered to help us build four big rooftop garden boxes. I had learned how to build garden boxes with my students across the lake, and so I taught volunteers how ...