Installing a raised bed garden can expand your growing space and allow you to grow veggies, herbs, and flowers even if your soil is poorly draining or packed with clay and rocks.

If you add beneficial fungus and bacteria, you may not need to have the worms. Something like H-Start or EPSI would be a good option to add to raised beds. The right bacteria and fungus make nutrients available to the plants.

Everywhere you look, people are talking about gardening. Eat local. Grow your own food. Eat organic. To a new gardener, it can be a little intimidating, and more than a touch confusing. It doesn’t have to be that way,

Every gardener was a first-time gardener at some point. Doing something for the first time can be exciting: A rich bounty of new adventures lies in front of you. But you can also be plagued by doubts: Is gardening difficult to do?

We tapped the professionals to learn more about when you can get this year's garden started, with consideration to your local zone.