At its simplest, potting soil is the stuff we use to fill up containers for plants. Confusingly, though, the bags we buy at the local garden center or big box store for potting houseplants, hanging ...

Think of your indoor and outdoor plants a little bit like Goldilocks: They need a just-right potting mix or soil to help them really thrive. And although the words “potting mix” and “potting soil” are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Walk down the aisle of any nursery or garden center and you’ll see bag after bag of materials for potted plants or ...

Learn how to reuse potting soil effectively.

If you’ve opened a fresh bag of potting mix and wondered whether to drench it before planting, the answer is simple: aim for ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. I live on the northshore. Can I grow peonies here and be successful? I just ...

Every time you water a container with exhausted potting mix, you’re not nourishing your plants — you’re rinsing the last ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — So you need some potting soil. But there are so many options and the prices varies from extra cheap to way expensive. So which one do you buy? We’re here to help. Let’s start ...

Learn how to safeguard your houseplants from the threats to soil a soil scientist says are most likely to kill your plant babies prematurely. Since Oprah, there have been many other plants that have ...

You notice an old bag of potting soil in the corner of your garage…next to a pitchfork, dried-up paint cans, and the transmission from your old ’57 Rambler, and wonder…is this stuff still good? Does ...

Wondering if you can use garden soil in containers? Here's why potting mixes are a better choice, and what to look for in a good blend.