It's a frequent piece of advice given to container gardeners everywhere. But recently a member of our Grow with KARE Facebook page contradicted that. So Bobby and I did some research. Turns out, she ...

Q: Please settle a bet. Should rocks be put in a houseplant pot to help with drainage? Annie Bresee, Decatur A: Which side did you take? I sometimes say that folks who put rocks in their pots to ...

For a long time, gardening experts advised people to place rocks or broken pottery in the bottom of their planting pots. The idea was that doing so would improve the drainage and therefore, the health ...