Those little squishy white balls in your potting soil aren’t styrofoam. They’re actually perlite, AKA volcanic popcorn. In the building industry, perlite is used in ceiling tiles and lightweight ...

Perlite is a volcanic glass that is often used in gardening due to its lightweight, porous nature that aids in healthy plant development. "It is made from a type of volcanic glass called obsidian," ...

The word “vermiculite” is defined in Henry Beard and Roy McKie’s hilarious “A Gardener’s Dictionary” as an “obscure order of nuns devoted to gardening.” In fact, it is a silicate material similar to ...

Look up the word “vermiculite” in Henry Beard and Roy McKie’s hilarious “A Gardener’s Dictionary” and you’ll see it defined as an “obscure order of nuns devoted to gardening.” In fact (as opposed to ...

Potting soil is a lifeline for container gardening, nurturing your plants with the nutrients they need to thrive.

Keeping your plants happy and healthy starts with giving them the right environment to grow in. This substrate can help your ...

FARGO -- I'm sure my grandparents never heard of Miracle-Gro. To them, "miracle grow" meant their gardens survived the drought and grasshoppers of the 1930s and yielded enough food to store through ...