A plastic tote greenhouse is truly the easiest and cheapest way I've found to start seeds early in the season. As someone who hates to waste money and space on single-use gadgets (I'm looking at you, ...

There are countless indoor seed starting options on the market. You can find everything from mini-greenhouses that use peat ...

Winter sowing is a method of growing your own transplants without the need for any special equipment. No greenhouse or cold frame is required. You don’t need grow lights or even a sunny window, for ...

When the days start to gain noticeable light and we begin to bump up toward 32 degrees, my “spring thinking” asks: What vegetable seeds should I start this year to rehabilitate last year’s fallow ...

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If you want to harvest a bountiful crop from your vegetable garden in the summer, you should start sowing in the spring.

Growing your own plants can provide fresh herbs for your cooking, healthy home-grown veggies for the family, and exquisite flowers to bring life and color to your home or garden. But many people shy ...

This is a really fuzzy photo of a flat of seedlings sitting on the windowsill here at the office. Last Saturday, I sowed tomatoes (purple calabash from J.L. Hudson, Franchi yellow Pomodoro, and Baker ...

Aromatic purple tulips, tiny sprouting seedlings, pale-green pilot tomatoes, and hanging, spiky cacti contribute to the wondrous botanical array inside the University of Vermont Greenhouse these days.

Q. Someone told me larkspur, sweet peas and Shirley poppy seeds can be started outdoors in February. Is this true and are there any other seeds that can be sown outside this early in the season? A. As ...

Gus and Mary Picardo have been eating their own homegrown lettuce since February. By mid-March, they had tomatoes growing on more than four dozen healthy plants. Their fig trees were bearing fruit ...

The beauty and order of the earth’s natural rhythm bring us once again to spring — seedtime — and the promise of new life embedded within each seed. For those who disbelieve in miracles, take a closer ...