Q: I do small-scale organic vegetable gardening in containers. I have found some old wooden boxes I could use as planters but don't know if the wood is toxic. Is there a liner that is good for organic ...

In honor of Earth Month—and Earth Day later this week—we’re celebrating the best way we know how: with a series of stories that are all about getting outside and getting your hands dirty to benefit ...

Four wooden garden beds full of green veggies also have trellises attached - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock There are tons of good reasons to opt for a wooden planter box — perhaps you're short on ...

Old Man Winter has finally relaxed his grip on a landscape that's been frozen for, well, a long time. If that isn't enough good news, consider this: Tomorrow we will receive about four more minutes of ...

Duck boxes provide vital nesting sites for wood ducks and other cavity-nesting species, combating habitat loss and protecting them from predators. Learn why they're crucial.

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As a kid, my grandfather used wood cottage cheese boxes for random parts in the shop, he had 60-70 of them! Unfortunately, they are lost to time… I always wanted the same, but those wood boxes hard to ...

BRAINERD, MINN. — Minnesotans with eyes and ears toward the outdoors likely know about the recent passing of Don (Duckman) Helmeke. Duckman had a passion for waterfowl -- in particular wood ducks -- ...