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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gardener Sarah Raven shares 5 gardening jobs to tackle this February for a thriving spring garden. From planning and sowing ...

The Kankakee Public Library will host a Winter Sowing program on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

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 ...

How to grow: while very hardy, 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 ...

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

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls for 'dynamic' procurement through government agencies to ensure maximum ...