Make a drainage hole - To allow excess water to escape from the DIY self-watering planter, drill a small hole into the side ...

You don't have to be a gardening guru to know that water is essential for plant health. Typically, watering a plant entails pouring water right onto the soil, but how much water is enough? Bottom ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - For this week's science lesson, we are showing you how water can defy gravity and move vertically. Think of how water gets from a tree’s roots to the leaves on top, or how ...

Filling large planters with potting soil can get expensive. What choices do you have to fill the lower portion of your planter to cut down on cost yet still promote drainage? You can find dozen of ...

Cornell University researchers have created the world's first synthetic tree. So far, it's a very small 'tree' which stands in a palm-sized piece of hydrogel. This 'tree simulates the process of ...

Capillary action drives many processes, such as the wetting of hairs on a paint brush and eyes tearing up. It enables the flow of liquid in small spaces — in the gaps between fibres in a paper towel, ...

view of woman watering plants in bathtub - Solstock/Getty Images You don't have to be a gardening guru to know that water is essential for plant health. Typically, watering a plant entails pouring ...