POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Everyone knows that you should eat healthy, but it’s not always easy. Fresh and healthy foods are often more expensive than processed foods. When money is tight, sometimes it’s best to just grow your ...

Tending to a garden is usually a rewarding endeavor, as long as there is good soil to work with. If there isn’t, it can either get frustrating quickly having to deal with soils like sand or hard clay, ...

Stephan Leonard and Scott Dekarske build a simple hydroponics system for plants. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, master gardener Stephan Leonard and hydroponics expert Scott ...

Aquaponics = aquaculture (the raising of edible fish) + hydroponics (growing vegetables and herbs without soil). You may have seen examples of this revolutionary way of growing food in some of the ...

TURNER — Students at Tripp Middle School learned this year that plants don’t need soil to grow. Just water, nutrients and sunlight. “I was kind of surprised because I always overwater my plants,” ...