There's so much to love about big, cheery sunflowers. Bonus: Birds and bees love them, too. BHG / Madelyn Goodnight Test Garden Tip: Look on the seed package label to find the number of weeks you're supposed to start seeds indoors before the average last frost date. It usually take...
There are two types of ways to start seeds: indoors or outdoors (aka direct sowing). Depending on where you live and where you want to grow, you could start seeds with both methods. For those in colder climates, you may want to start seeds indoors to get a head start on the growing...
How To Start Seeds Indoors Starting seeds indoors is a great way to start your garden plants early so you get the longest time possible in the growing season.I have lived in a number of cool climates and I have been able to add weeks or months to the growing time. For food crops like...
Planting time: Most seed packets will tell you quite clearly if the seeds can or should be started indoors. For some species (tomatoes, for example), it is virtually mandatory to start seeds indoors in cold-weather climates. For other species it may be optional, and for other fast-growing ...
How To Start Seeds Indoors Many novice growers don’t realize that gardening is a year-round process.Even here in the Pacific Northwest, where we experience the dramatic cycle of four separate seasons, there is winter work to be done.And although January might be reserved for drawing up ...
Here is a step by step description atLivingOnADime.comof how Istart seeds indoorsusing dixie cups and a cake tray for my garden. Over at Petite Elefant she showshow to start seeds using egg cartons.I will certainly be using egg cartons this year since we are going through about a dozen...
2. Choose Your Lemon Seeds Once you've secured a proper location, you can start lemon seeds indoors. There are a few options for starter plants. You can start with seeds from a lemon. You'll likely want to choose an organic lemon, since sometimes nonorganic lemons have modified seeds tha...
Seed starting 101 & how I start my seeds! Today’s post really gets back to basics, because I’m walking you through how I start my seeds indoors. If you’re wanting to start gardening and starting some seeds, you might be a bit intimidated. I know I was. ...
Starting seeds indoors: Discover the steps of seed germination, how to grow seeds, how to prevent damping off fungus. Find all the seed starting supplies you need for germinating seedlings indoors.
If you don’t start seeds indoors, you will need to buy young plants called “transplants” or “starts” at the garden store or nursery. While some nursery starter plants are grown nicely, others may be of poor quality and don’t thrive once they’re home. When you plant your own se...