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, ...

Sowing vegetables from seed is a budget-friendly and enjoyable way to grow delicious homegrown vegetables for your household. You do need, however, to resist the temptation to rush and sow seeds too ...

This beginner-friendly guide explains how to start a vegetable garden with indirect and direct seed-sowing methods. Homegrown vegetables are one of life’s greatest pleasures, but it can be expensive ...

Flats of vegetable starts cover the tables in a greenhouse maintained by Master Gardeners with the Oregon State University Extension Service in Hood River. It's important to make sure that new ...

February through April is the best time to start vegetables from seed. (Lynn Ketchum/OSU Extension Service) CORVALLIS, Ore. - The calendar doesn't say spring, but gardeners are ready to go. Turning ...

Did you know that sesame seeds on hamburger buns helped make hamburgers more popular? The seeds were a secret to success, and they’ve been on a roll ever since. Speaking of sesame seeds, I’ve grown ...

The plant lights are set up. The fixtures are hanging on chains so they can be raised as the plants grow. Now you need seeds. The plants that are started indoors in Central New York have long growing ...

With the balmy weather Colorado has experienced this past week, eager gardeners could be forgiven for thinking it’s time to plant their spring and summer vegetables. As more seasonal temps with ...

Save money and indoor space used for starting seeds indoors with winter sowing. This easy technique allows you to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame. Growing your ...

Spring is in the air. Although the winter chill is still with us, the sounds and sights of returning birds are starting to fill the air. Earlier this month, I heard a red-winged black bird singing its ...

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 ...