Starting vegetable seeds is a rewarding and almost instantly gratifying task as the plants quickly grow. Planting them correctly is the key to success. Seeds need to be started in shallow containers.

Making your dream vegetable garden a reality when you have a small space is anything but impossible, thanks to container gardening! It may look more like window boxes and terracotta pots filled with ...

You can always spot a gardener’s garage, because an entire section is dedicated to used cell packs, plastic nursery pots and stacks of old greenhouse trays that we’re saving in case we need them for ...

Here’s how to start vegetables and flowers from seeds. Seed starting also allows you to get a jump on the season. By starting plants early indoors, you’ll have larger seedlings to transplant when ...

One of my new year’s resolutions is to start a vegetable garden. When can I start to plant? Even though we just recently crossed over into 2021, we are a little more than a month away from beginning ...

I have been starting my own vegetable seeds for years, and even some of my flower seeds, so I have accumulated a variety of supplies. Personally, I like the peat pots that let you plant them directly ...

Spring is in the air. Although the winter chill is still with us, the sounds and sights of returning birds are starting to fill the air. Earlier this month, I heard a red-winged black bird singing its ...

Yes it’s winter, but believe it or not it is time to start summer vegetables inside. There are multiple reasons to start seeds indoors. One reason is plant variety is greater in seed form than in ...

Q. I’ve “downsized” into a condo, where I’ll be gardening on a large deck. I need information on what I can grow in ...

Now is a great time to start seeds to grow transplants for planting into flower and vegetable gardens in spring. Many annual flowers and vegetables take about six to eight weeks to produce transplants ...

Few experiences can match the pleasure of savoring a homegrown vegetable, especially if you raised it yourself from a seed or seedling. Now is a great time to start tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and ...

A longtime garden writer shares her go-to sources for flower, veggie, and herb seeds.