Starting seeds indoors is an essential skill for gardeners. Whether planting flower seeds or working on this year’s vegetable ...

Spring might still be hiding behind winter’s last cold breath, but every gardener knows the real race begins long before the ...

February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

Keeping track of when to start seeds of your favorite flowers, herbs, and vegetables indoors can feel a bit daunting, especially since some seeds need to be planted a lot earlier than others. But no ...

If you find yourself dreaming of flowers and fresh vegetables during this time of the year, then you are a gardener! While it is a bit early to start planting outside, you can get a head start, and a ...

If you can’t wait to start a brand new year of gardening, there’s great news: you don’t have to. There are plenty of plants you can start growing from seed in January, and this doesn’t just apply to ...

Many gardeners start vegetables, annual flowers and herbs from seeds, either indoors or directly in the garden. However, have you ever considered growing your own perennials from seed? Perennial ...

Does the recent mild weather here in the Delaware Valley have you itchy to get seeds started for this season’s garden? Spring is just around the corner, but hold tight: Start seeds too early, and you ...

Some of my taller flowers last summer grew too tall and flopped over. Can I pinch these back next year to control height without losing flowers? Most types of annual and perennial flowers can be ...

I write for several venues, as some may know. The editor of one of them does not like my assertion that you are not a real gardener unless you grow at least one plant from seed. She suggests a better ...