While most gardeners start seeds in spring, winter sowing can allow you to plant vegetable, herb, and flower seeds a whole lot earlier. Not only does winter sowing extend the growing season and ...

Sowing seeds in February is a gardening fundamental – and growing from seed could save you a fortune compared to buying ready-grown flowers or bedding plants. But how confident are you of your ...

Now that February is here, a lot of us keen gardeners are getting a head start on seed sowing for earlier blooms. A common problem, though, is finding sufficient space for indoor sowing. But I've just ...

For many home growers, gardeners, and farmers, spring is a busy time in the gardening year. In the period running up to and immediately after the last frost date in your area, you might be sowing a ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

the sowing, and patience, since some may take a year or more to germinate. All the half-hardy bedding plants and quite a lot of early vegetables need to be started with heat under glass or in a ...