10 Smart Ways to Garden on the Cheap
Growing your own food and herbs shouldn’t break the bank.
More Than Good Looks: Try These 10 Edible Flowers
Take your salads to the next level by growing a few of these edible flowers in your kitchen garden.
Weekend Project: How-To Build a Native Bee Hotel
Honeybees get all the attention, but these unsung workhorses deserve a place in your garden, too.
The Best Plants to Attract Pollinators, by Region
Pollinators are easy to attract to your farm or garden. There are four keys to success: don't spray herbicides or insecticides; do provide habitat; do provide a food source; and focus on native species.
The Modern Farmer Guide to Seed Selection, Plant Jargon, and Garden Planning
Winter is the season of dreams for farmers and gardeners. We can go on and on to anyone who’ll stand to listen about our plans for the next growing season, but our truest companions through the cold evenings are our beloved seed catalogs, that fine genre of literature that caters to all our notions of what a farm or garden can be.
How to Make an Herbal Tincture
Herbal tinctures are a time-tested way to keep the cold and flu bugs away. Follow our guide to make your own.
Modern Farmer How-To: A Better Way to Build a Raised Bed
This blinged-out box takes vegetable growing to new heights.
6 Specialty Gardening Tools to Try This Spring
From berry combs and cherry pickers, to hula hoes and flame weeders, the universe of gardening tools is wide and wild.
Grow Lights for Indoor Plants and Indoor Gardening: An Overview
Warm vs cool? “Full-spectrum?” LED, CFL, or HID? Here’s what you need to know about indoor grow lights for starting seeds, gardening inside, or houseplants.
