What you use to start your seeds can set your garden up for success or failure. Sown indoors or out, these tools will make ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. In ...

Containers for starting seedlings can be drinking cups, cottage cheese and yogurt containers as well as commercial plant trays and coir fiber pots. Use a fine texture soil mix for your starter soil.

Green thumbs, it's never too soon to begin your garden as long as you safely do it indoors. Check out these tips and tricks ...

If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of course, ...

Now is a great time to start seeds to grow transplants for planting into flower and vegetable gardens in spring. Many annual flowers and vegetables take about six to eight weeks to produce transplants ...

With container gardening, it's surprisingly easy to slip into unsustainable practices—here's how to keep it green. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, ...

Choose seeds that have been packaged for fresh sprouts. Food grade seeds have been tested for salmonella and E. coli. You can ...

Arguably, one of the biggest mistakes you want to avoid as a beginner gardener is spending too much money on tools and supplies. Pots, soil, fertilizer, seeds, trowels ... it all adds up quickly to a ...

Growing fruit trees in containers gives you flexibility to control sunlight, size, and damaging weather. Try growing one of these fruit trees in pots.

Starting seeds indoors in January can give you a head start on masses of summer blooms, especially for slow-establishing ...

Arugula, beets, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, fennel, kale, pumpkin, radish, rutabaga, squash, Swiss ...