Get a jumpstart on the gardening season by starting seeds indoors.

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 ...

Seeds need the right conditions to break out of their protective seed coat. Coaxing those green shoots to sprout depends on the type of seed's temperature, light, and moisture requirements. If ...

Soaking seeds before planting them mimics the favorable growing conditions after a spring rain. Water is what wakes up many types of seeds and tells them it’s the right time to sprout. So do you need ...

Growing raspberries from seed takes time, but this garden project yields sweet fruit for muffins, desserts, or nibbling ...

Get your taste buds ready.

Indoor growing begins four to six weeks before the last frost, and direct sowing occurs one to two weeks after the frost ends ...

This beginner-friendly guide explains how to start a vegetable garden with indirect and direct seed-sowing methods.

Starting seeds indoors is a simple way to give your plants a jump on spring. You can control the environment, protect young plants from harsh weather, and extend the growing season. This method works ...

This winter reminds me of the winter of 1991. There was almost no rain all winter. But then, on the vernal equinox, the skies opened and it rained for days. By the rain-year’s end, we had received ...

Create a homemade seed starting mix and get waterwise gardening tips Randy Battle shares gardening tips including how to use a colander to prepare soil for seed starting and when to water plants to ...

Some people use seed starting trays as a starting point for sprouting seedlings — “They are essentially temporary homes for your seedlings to grow until they are ready to go out into the garden or ...