You can grow cucumbers vining on the ground, but for best results, try growing them vertically. Cucumbers don't like wet soil, so water them regularly, but just to keep the soil slightly damp.

Data show certain farming practices can have serious unintended health consequences. When produced in harmony with nature, ...

Some weeds, such as violets, plantains, and goldenrod, help loosen soil, prevent erosion, and support beneficial insects.

Good food starts with soil. Soil is the blank canvas where all food starts. It's what food consumes, but it's rarely considered in discussions about what we should eat. In the book, “What Your Food ...

You don’t actually need a green thumb to start growing your own healthy food at home, promises Welsh chef and influencer Gaz Oakley — in fact, you don’t even need a garden or a yard. Oakley says ...

Growing your own vegetables, herbs, and even fruit — from beans and basil to strawberries — doesn't take much space, and it can become a rewarding hobby. Edibles Anywhere: 15 Foods to Grow in ...

From water-less deserts to the sun-less underground, soil-less farming is offering new possibilities to feed an increasingly urban, growing global population in a more Earth-friendly way.

Plants growing in soil with the soil food web won’t require fertilizers, pesticides or supplemental irrigation. These are all excellent reasons to establish and maintain the soil food web in the ...

New research has succeeded in growing plants in high-tech planters which use artificial soil made from lava rock. The planters regulate the water, nutrients, gas, and air that plants require and ...

You may be surprised to learn, though, that almost anyone can grow food at home—even people who live in apartments. The following are some of the easiest foods to grow in an apartment.

Feb. 20 (UPI) --Soils around the world are running low on potassium, a key nutrient needed for plants to grow. This ultimately means we may not be able to grow enough food for everyone. But it's ...