Gardening BETA!

We’ve all seen them in gardens everywhere, struggling to survive, hanging on until they succumb to their circumstances. These are very often the plants we impulsively purchase on a trip to the nursery only to realize they don’t fit anywhere in the garden. They can be too tall and/or wide to fit the spot chosen for them, shade lovers planted in full sun, thirsty in a dry spot, almost guaranteeing a short and unhappy life. The consequences of such a helter-skelter...

As part of Weather Underground's ever-growing garden section, we plan on handing out a new weather station and starter garden kit to a deserving K-12 school once per month.Here is how it will work:1) If a student, educator, or administrator feels their school is deserving of a new weather station, capable of uploading weather information to our vast Personal Weather Station network, along with a gardening starter kit, then all they have to do is send an email to gar...

Did you know that many cities throughout the Bay Area have a robust composting program where residents put items able to be composted into a separate bin alongside their recyclables and regular garbage? Perhaps if you live in the Bay Area, this will not surprise you. But, in many parts of the country there is no such program. Heck, in some cities do not have any recycle program for residents to recycle easy things such as aluminum cans, gas bottles, and plastic c...