How To Quickly Test Garden Seeds For Viability (+ How Long Do Seeds Last?)
When the end of winter is in sight, it’s time to bring out your multi-year collection of garden seeds and start planning for an abundant new season. But are those …
Seed Starting
Leggy Seedlings: How To Prevent & Fix Long & Floppy Seedlings
People who start their plants from seed are some of the craziest gardeners. We’re even crazier than tomato-growing fanatics. And if you’re a tomato-growing fanatic who also starts their seeds? …
DIY Seed Tape For Perfectly Sowing Tiny Seeds
Don’t you just love a salad made with lettuce straight from the garden? But planting lettuce is another matter. Those tiny seeds are so fussy – they’re hard to pick …
10 Flower Seeds You Can Direct Sow Outside
Filling your garden with an abundance of gorgeous flowers can be as simple as scattering seeds on the ground in spring. It’s really that easy. Pick a sunny site, amend …
5 Reasons To Soak Seeds Before Planting (& How To Do It)
As spring approaches and seed sowing comes into full swing, you’ll be hit with tons of advice on how to get it right. This advice can help beginner gardeners, or …
9 Herb Seeds To Sow in January & February + 7 Not to Start at All
Around the middle of the winter, many a gardener starts to get “the itch”. It usually starts when we open our mailbox and find that first seed catalog. Right there …
The Best DIY Seed Starting Mix (No Peat!)
Sowing seeds is one of the most exciting gardening tasks. You get to take an incredibly tiny seed and turn it into an entire plant, watching it grow. Besides the …
12 Pro Tips For Starting Seeds Indoors In Winter
As garden season approaches, it’s time to think through your growing strategy. One of the best ways to get a head start on food and flower production is to learn …