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"Sustainable Gardening" takes viewers through the steps of drawing and then installing mixed borders filled with plants that are not just beautiful but environmentally friendly, low-maintenance, and easy on the budget.

This video series will show how to create a sustainable garden. Expert gardener Susan Harris takes viewers through the steps of drawing and then installing mixed borders filled with plants that are not just beautiful but environmentally friendly, low-maintenance, and easy on the budget.

Released May 14, 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Every year for nearly two decades, Florida farmers have gathered at the Suwannee Valley Twilight Field Day to hone their craft, often learning how to grow more luscious and larger fruits and vegetables. This year, however, there was a new lesson being offered: how to grow small.

Dubbed one of 2008’s culinary buzzwords by National Public Radio, microgreens—vegetables harvested soon after sprouting—are expected to be one of this summer’s hottest food trends, as well as a boon to many small specialty farms that provide them to restaurants and farmers’ markets.

Experts at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are helping farmers take advantage of the phenomenon.

Wikihow has an entry called 'How to Grow Houseplants in Water'.

"Did you know that you don't have to grow your houseplants in dirt? Essentially the dirt is just the medium holding the plant up and allowing the roots to pull nutrients through moisture. You can throw out the dirt, and insects and disease along with it! Many houseplants grow very nicely in a simple double pot with a simple water solution, sometimes called passive hydroponics. In hydroculture, special pebbles rather than dirt hold up the plant's stem and roots."

It outlines the different items you will need, the steps, trick and things to look out for when using hydroponics to grow houseplants.

There are many ways that you can create gardens even when you don’t feel that you have the right amount of space to do so. Doing things like kitchen gardening can be a great way of allowing yourself to have the fun of having a small garden, without worrying about needing a large outdoor space to put it in. When you are looking at kitchen gardening you are looking at a way to create your own garden in your own space.

How Does It Work?

Before you start thinking about herb gardening you you should know how they are propagated.

Propagation refers to how new plants are created. There are several ways to propagate plants. The first is by seeds. Seeds should be planted in a rich planting medium made of one part potting soil, two parts vermiculite, and one part peat moss. This soil is light and allows seeds to grow easily. Do not use soil from your yard because it is contaminated and is usually doesn’t allow a seed to germinate easily.

Propagation by Seed