Most seeds sprout fairly easily. Just tamp them into a potting mix, keep them damp, and within a week or two, baby plants are up and ready to go under lights inside until the coast is clear outside.

Lettuce is one of the healthiest and easiest types of greens to grow, requiring cool temps, water, sunlight, and space. Swiss ...

There are approximately three more months to go before the last frost of the winter, depending, of course, on Mother Nature’s mood this spring. By any gardener’s definition, that is too far away.

For more than two decades, Nadia has been a copywriter, editor, and translator for digital and print in a variety of industries. Her passions and areas of expertise are food and gardening. She has ...

Which spring vegetables should you plant? The changing seasons bring with them blooming flowers, baby animals and a new ...

As a new season of the year approaches, novice gardeners who have leftover seeds might wonder if they should toss out their packets or hold onto them for next year. This could be especially of ...

Imagine a seed held between your fingertips and quietly bringing it closer to your eyes. Inside of that tiny seed is the start of a plant. Isn’t that magical? Learn how to observe the magic of seeds ...

Some seeds are hard to germinate when the weather is hot. Sometimes the temperature is just too high for that seed, sometimes the soil dries out too fast. Some varieties of some crops have better ...

Here in southeastern Michigan, we have just about enough time for a fall crop of leaf lettuce. About four weeks from the average first frost of autumn is a good approximation of the last chance to ...