Everything you need to know to make your own seed starting mix at home. Seed starting mix is a soilless material that provides those just right conditions that seeds need to germinate. Seeds are ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. In ...

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 ...

Making your own potting mix is a rewarding and cost-effective way to care for your plants. Although it may seem intimidating to create a soil medium from scratch, the process is simple, and you can ...

Now that February is here, a lot of us keen gardeners are getting a head start on seed sowing for earlier blooms. A common problem, though, is finding sufficient space for indoor sowing. But I've just ...

Since you are not a real gardener unless you grow something from seed, and since we are approaching seed-starting season, the one thing we all need is good starting soil. There are a few things to ...

Finer texture and lower weight distinguish seed-starting media mixes from other potting mixes. They're typically made of lighter materials, such as shagnum peat moss, vermiculite (a natural mineral), ...

The Frugal Food Gardener: Looking to gain a little food independence or just looking for something fun to do? Join us as we start a home garden this spring. Jane Woodman is an accomplished and skilled ...

For many home growers, gardeners, and farmers, spring is a busy time in the gardening year. In the period running up to and immediately after the last frost date in your area, you might be sowing a ...

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 ...