Winter sowing gives seeds the chilling period (stratification) they need to break dormancy and germinate. Seeds sown into ...

Participants will learn how to winter sow native plants for their growing spaces by creating mini-greenhouses using recycled containers. The seeds in containers can be placed outside to overwinter and ...

Starting seeds indoors during the winter months is a practical and rewarding strategy for avid gardeners. This practic ...

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 ...

Otherwise, you may end up staring at pots of dirt with nary a green sprout in sight. That’s because there are quite a few seeds that need a little “artificial winter” to germinate. For many gardeners, ...

The Kankakee Public Library will host a Winter Sowing program on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Winter sowing is a technique for starting seed outdoors in containers during winter. The cold weather helps the ...

kale seeds need to be started off indoors during winter, as it's too cool outside for the seeds to germinate. Sow seeds indoors in modules or 7cm pots, with 2-3 seeds per module, then thin to leave ...

The most favorable days for gardening are February 5-7, 20-22. February 1-2, 16, 27-28 are unfavorable dates according to the ...

Above: Emma Poutz, co-founder and Executive Director of BEE, opens her presentation on Resilience gardens. Photo by Siddharth Gupta By George Christie With all the troubles afflicting our natural ...

Iowa State University Extension Horticulture Specialist Dan Fillius shares what he's excited to plant this next season.

Why start vegetable seeds indoors before spring? While I love the seasons in New England, our winters make it hard for ...