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 ...

Starting seeds indoors can save money and give you healthier plants—but only if you avoid a few common mistakes. I’ve made every one of these seed-starting mistakes myself. Once you know what to watch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Ekaterina Vasileva-Bagler / Getty Images Homegrown vegetables are one of life’s greatest pleasures, but it can be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Having a good April seed-starting plan will eventually provide harvests for market or food for the people on the farm. The most important factors to consider are the local climate and the time ...

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 ...

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 ...

Starting seeds indoors is a time-honored way to get a jump on the growing season. Exactly when to start your seeds depends on your climate and the types of seeds you’re growing. Look on the seed ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Drum roll, please: We are six weeks away from the first day of spring. Recent warm Colorado days have previewed the changing seasons, but we know that along ...

Homegrown vegetables are one of life’s greatest pleasures, but it can be expensive to buy all the plants you want to grow at your garden center each spring. But when you know how to grow a vegetable ...