Begin your gardening journey for the season ahead by starting flower and vegetable seeds indoors. Plant early for the longest ...

Soaking seeds before planting them mimics the favorable growing conditions after a spring rain. Water is what wakes up many ...

Pro tip: If you do use the lighter seed-starting soil, moisten the soil before inserting the seed. This light soil tends to ...

Ask the Gardener offers tips on lighting, the proper soil mix, and watering to ensure your plants get off to their early and best start.

Keeping track of when to start seeds of your favorite flowers, herbs, and vegetables indoors can feel a bit daunting, especially since some seeds need to be planted a lot earlier than others.

Spring arrives March 20 — 58 days from today, and as you see, I’m eagerly counting the days! My seed catalogs, dog-eared and worn, have been perused intensely since the first of the year; seed orders ...

This week's Master Gardener column includes tips for eliminating gnats from indoor plants as well as advice on when to start ...

This set includes a transparent dome to keep seed-starting mix damp. (Another way to go is to use shallow flower pots capped with plastic wrap). The Gardzen set’s main tray has optimal drainage ...

It's time to start the first early-season garden plants from seed inside -- and gather the rest of the season's seeds while ...

This is a good time to try using a plastic milk jug as a tiny greenhouse, giving the seeds protection to start germinating ...

Why start vegetable seeds indoors before spring ... and watermelons to receive enough heat to flower. Even tomatoes that consistently fruit well in our climate will perform better and yield ...