Now is the time when many of us are busy ordering seeds. We often end up with many seeds, some new ones we needed or wanted and perhaps a few duplicates of those we have left from past seasons. It is ...

Outside, it still looks like winter. But on the kitchen table, a stack of seed packets says otherwise. March is the month when indoor seed starting takes off in earnest, and if you've ever ended up ...

If you're already daydreaming about sunny afternoons harvesting your vegetables from the garden, you'll want to read this advice from a gardening professional. We learned this seed starting trick from ...

Here’s a fact that changes everything: most seeds that “fail” don’t fail to germinate. They start to germinate, get all the ...

Growing a bountiful garden doesn’t start when temperatures warm, flowers blossom, and birds start singing in the spring. No, a successful garden is won in the darkness of winter in your basement in ...

Starting your own plants from seeds can save a lot of money and give you way more choice than you’ll find at plant-buying time... even in the biggest garden centers. When you start your own seeds ...

I’m currently dusting off my seed-starting supplies and sorting through seed packets from years past. Seed starting is an annual ritual for many gardeners, but if you’re new to the party, it would be ...

While the spring equinox is the official start of spring, here in northern Michigan, we are still weeks away from being able to get our hands in the dirt outside and begin gardening in earnest. That ...

February is technically midwinter in the Northern Hemisphere, when we reach the midpoint between winter and spring. Most places are still deeply immersed in the cold and snow that comes with the ...

Q: I’ve noticed that the price of vegetable plants has gone up a lot within the last couple of years. How hard is it to start plants from seed? Growing plants from seed can save you a lot of money, ...