Everything you need to know to make your own seed starting mix at home. Seed starting mix is a soilless material that provides those just right conditions that seeds need to germinate. Seeds are ...

CORVALLIS — While you’re battling the winter blues, make your own seed-starting mix and plan for the gardening days ahead. Home gardeners can start vegetable and flower seedlings indoors from four to ...

Many of us are already planning our summer garden. To be prepared, not only are we ordering new types of seed packets, seed trays, and mapping how it'll all possibly fit into our limited garden space, ...

Starting your own plants from seed is one of the most rewarding parts of gardening, but success often comes down to the right foundation. A quality seed-starting mix provides the ideal balance of ...

Create a homemade seed starting mix and get waterwise gardening tips Randy Battle shares gardening tips including how to use a colander to prepare soil for seed starting and when to water plants to ...

Starting seeds indoors before spring gives you a head start on the growing season and increases your chances of a healthy, productive garden. The key to success is providing the right environment: ...

You’ll save lots of money by starting your own flower and vegetable transplants from seed vs. buying greenhouse-grown plants in the spring. Indoor seed-starting isn’t as tricky as it might seem, and ...

Starting your own plants from seeds can save a lot of money and give you way more choice than you’ll find at plant-buying time... even in the biggest garden centers. When you start your own seeds ...

This is the time of year when we gardeners start thinking about our gardens and perhaps starting a few plants inside to get a jump on the season. If you do decide to start some plants inside, there ...

Wondering if you can use garden soil in containers? Here's why potting mixes are a better choice, and what to look for in a ...

OK, it’s been cold out there. Wickedly cold. And even though a couple of weeks ago we could see some signs of life out in the garden, a snowdrop or hellebore bloom here or there, the recent polar ...

You can save a lot of money by growing your vegetables and flowers from seed versus purchasing mature plants. But if you’re going to successfully grow your plants from seed, you need to give them the ...