Imagine growing fresh, healthy vegetables, herbs, or flowers without the need for soil. Sounds like something from the future ...

Propagating plants in sand or the more traditional water ... and a bit of coconut coir. Place enough vases or jars inside the pot close enough to each other that they won't tip over.

As spring creeps closer and closer, gardeners start to get the itch to go outside and start digging in the dirt. While it may ...

Seed starting soil is a very fine soil with a combination of ground peat moss, coconut coir and perlite that allows seeds to ...

Remove the lower leaves and stick the stem in moist coarse sand or a perlite-peat (coir) mix. Water and keep it in a cool, bright location. When rooted, pot up the new plant in a soil mixture ...

USES Curiosity plants for keen collectors ... perlite and chunks of coir that stays moist but drains freely. PROPAGATION Seed, cuttings POTENTIAL PROBLEMS Slow to get going, but extremely ...