You and your seeds can hit the ground running in the spring with these growing tips. When growing plants you have a couple ...

Although the practice of making solid blocks of soil for growing seeds isn’t new (it may go back over 2000 years), soil blocking has gained popularity in the last few years.  It’s not a complicated ...

Note: If you’re planting on a hillside, Becker said, you’ll need to work the seeds into the soil a little more to be sure they don’t wash away in the next rainfall. 7. Don’t kill your sprouts!

Starting seeds certainly seems like it should be simple: chuck some seeds into soil, park them near a window, and wait for your new green friends to join the party, right? Sadly, that's not the case.

"Plant seeds" may seem like an inane suggestion for a gardening column. But I'm serious. More and more people who garden these days put plants rather than seeds into the ground.

For grass seed to germinate and grow strong, the soil must have the right pH. The pH scale ranges from zero to 14, with 7.0 being neutral. Grass grows best in soil that has a pH between 6.0 and 7.5.

Starting your own plants from seed is a very rewarding experience. The idea you can put a seed in some soil, get it to germinate, grow and then put it in the ground is still amazing to me after ...

Planted forests in China hold more viable buried seeds than natural forests. Soil nitrogen boosts seed density in plantations.

Amend your soil: Before you sow seeds outdoors, add compost and/or organic fertilizer and work it into the soil so it’s nice and loose. For raised beds add about two to three inches of organic ...

The pandemic-fueled home gardening craze will continue in 2021. With tight budgets and an uncertain food supply, many of you … ...

Adjust the soil acidity if recommended from a soil test. Add lawn soil if the turf is to be planted in a low area. Install the new sod and keep moist to help it root into the soil.

"Plant seeds" may seem like an inane suggestion for a gardening column. But I'm serious. More and more people who garden these days put plants rather than seeds into the ground.