If you’ve planted vegetables during the spring and early summer, you’ve likely already reaped the benefits of growing your own. Homegrown vegetables are particularly tasty and are most delicious when ...

Some plants take longer to germinate than others. For a productive edible garden this growing season, you'll want to sow this ...

Viola × wittrockiana, commonly referred to as pansies, are like cabbages and leafy greens in that they love a little bit of ...

Turn off the grow lights, gather a few milk jugs and potting mix and start planting seeds. Winter sowing is a way to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a ...

If you're wondering if January is too late to plant bulbs, a garden expert weighs in. Here’s everything you need to know ...

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May is an important month in the gardening calendar as it often signifies the end of frosty mornings and cooler temperatures. It’s also the last opportunity for planting bulbs and certain vegetables.

Planting bulbs is a forward-thinking activity. I can’t take any credit for having a mental gardening clock. Stores and advertisements have an uncanny knack for letting consumers know the right time to ...

I am interested in starting some seeds myself this year and would like some advice on how to do this. — Jennifer Doerr, Wheeling Growing plants from seed is a great way to start gardening earlier in ...

Corn ( Zea mays) is an easy plant to seed in the ground and thin out later as the seedlings emerge. "Corn shows signs of ...

Flowers blossom all year round, but when and how they do so depends on the conditions around them, with some favouring colder conditions, and others warm. People will notice a marked change during the ...