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 ...

Can’t wait for spring? While it’s too early to start seeds indoors in zone 5b, you can get your garden growing now with ...

When the ground is frozen solid and the trees are bare, most of us assume gardening season is months away. We huddle indoors, scrolling through photos of last July’s tomatoes and hydrangeas, waiting ...

While most folks are at the garden center buying $4 six-packs of annual flowers, Pat King is filling her beds and pots for pennies on the dollar. This avid Swatara Township gardener is reaping the ...

Are you the type of gardener who has more seeds than indoor space to sow them? Do you reside in a home where your family expects to use the fridge for food, not garden experiments? Do you have cats or ...

Ever had trouble getting seeds to germinate in the garden in the spring? If so, it’s time to do some research to see if your seeds need to be cold stratified before you plant them. Cold stratification ...

Back in February I wrote a blog about winter sowing, a method of growing your own transplants from seeds without using special equipment and without a greenhouse or even a cold frame. With the winter ...

If you've never practiced winter sowing, you're in for a fun and unique experience that ignores some of the rules you've learned about seed starting. For example, seed packet instructions on when to ...

Pictured are several different bumble bees on Joe Pye Weed. Robin Venezia will talk about the importance of planting a garden at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 at the Lunenburg Public Library. (COURTESY OF ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -As autumn deepens and gardens begin their seasonal rest, it’s the perfect time to think ahead—especially if you’re hoping to support pollinators and native plants next spring.