Terracotta pots are the go-to choice for container gardening but when it comes to cleaning them this is one chore that often gets overlooked, especially if you like the aged look they wear so well ...

Terracotta pots are a welcome addition to most gardens, but notoriously become covered in a white residue over time. The porosity of these clay containers offers many advantages for growing strong and ...

Eggplant casserole from A&G Cafeteria and Mario Batali's Eggplant Parmesan are on today's Alley. (The NOLA.com/Times-Picayune archive) Vegetables planted in May must ...

Here's a good tip I learned at this year's Chelsea Flower Show, from the wonderful Auricula specialist nursery, W & S Lockyer: If, after you have washed your old terracotta pots, there are still ...

Your summer patio or lanai must be beautiful by now! It’s teeming with beautiful plants and flowers, but what if you have terra-cotta pots with that awful white film? Hard water is the culprit, but I ...

Whether intentionally or not, most gardeners tend to accumulate a stockpile of garden pots. From plastic pots we've brought home from a plant nursery and have since re-used for seedlings to trays for ...

My garden is small so using pots for gardening is a must. Whether it's flowers or vegetables, I am always looking for ways to grow more plants – enter the unglazed terracotta pot. Not only are ...

Terracotta pots may look fine come spring but minor cracks caused by cold weather can cause pots to fall apart. It’s best not to keep terracotta pots outdoors in the winter months but for those who ...

Think twice before throwing away your broken planters. Terracotta pots are a beautiful, rustic way to display flowers, vegetables, and herbs. But their fragile nature leaves them vulnerable to cracks ...

OK, if you are like me, you have a pile of unsightly clay pots sitting inside of each other gathering spider webs and even more crusted dirt, right? That dirt and grime left in the pots harbors pests ...