This beginner-friendly guide explains how to start a vegetable garden with indirect and direct seed-sowing methods.

Growing your own herbs and veggies is a great way to eat smart by controlling what goes on your dinner table. Since you get to decide what kind of soil mix, fertilizer, compost, pest control, etc. to ...

A seed packet holds a great deal of promise, promise of tasty vegetables or beautiful flowers that we're eager to be delivered as quickly as possible. One way to jumpstart seeds is to rehydrate them ...

Q: I saved seeds from several of my garden plants last year, including pumpkins, peppers and peas. I want to store more again this fall, but I wanted to start with a few and see how they worked.

With the cost of groceries always rising, growing your own produce can help you save money when preparing meals. Whether you want to make vegetarian main dishes or side dishes to pair with your ...

Wondering how to grow pumpkins from seeds? These colourful winter squashes are everywhere this time of year, piled high in farm shops, adorning porches, and gracing autumnal menus. And if you have a ...

Now is the appropriate time to plant seeds for spring blooms in the garden. Growing plants from seeds requires minimal time and effort and provides the satisfaction of real gardening as you watch ...

Planting seeds sounds straightforward and, frankly, it should be: Buy a seed, plant it, add water and watch it grow. But one ...

Save money and indoor space used for starting seeds indoors with winter sowing. This easy technique allows you to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame. Growing your ...

Weeds steal water, light, and nutrients from a vegetable garden. Learn the best ways to keep weeds out of your vegetable ...

Chesterfield County master gardeners gave away up to 35,000 free seed packets Saturday at the third annual seed swap event.

Key Points Seeds with a thick outer shell benefit from soaking in warm water to make it easier for the dormant embryo to break through and begin growing roots and leaves.Wait to soak seeds until a day ...