Turn ‘trash’ into garden gold • Make a sub-irrigated planter to ensure your plants always have the water and air they need: A sub-irrigated planter holds a reservoir of water and air inside it, ...

We’re growing organic heirloom vegetables on our rooftops and in our backyards in Chicago using homemade sub-irrigated planters (SIPs — more on them below). We started our blog, Green Roof Growers, to ...

With two inexpensive plastic storage containers, you can make a versatile self-watering planter to grow your own vegetables in a small space. This video shows how to do it, using just a few tools. The ...