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 ...

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 ...

Combine one part compost, one part vermiculite and two parts coconut coir for an easy seed-starting potting mix. It is also acceptable to purchase seed-starting potting soil from a garden center.

Get a jumpstart on the gardening season by starting seeds indoors. If you've never grown anything from seed, it's easy to write the idea off as difficult or labor-intensive, but that couldn't be ...

With so many different products on the market, seed starting can seem like an expensive business. But really, all you need is a packet of seeds, a bag of potting mix, and a few containers to grow in.

Turn off the grow lights, gather a few milk jugs and potting mix and start planting seeds. Winter sowing is a way to start ...

I’ve had just about enough of winter and am itching to get my hands dirty. I can’t do that yet in my New York garden, but I have been distracting myself by growing microgreens and dwarf strawberries ...

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: ...

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 ...

If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of course, ...

If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of course, ...