You can save a lot of money by growing your vegetables and flowers from seed versus purchasing mature plants. But if you’re going to successfully grow your plants from seed, you need to give them the ...

A little dirt never hurt anyone. We acquire immunities early on from making mud pies, as health experts now know and gardeners have known all along. The same goes for plants. This time of year, ...

Create a homemade seed starting mix and get waterwise gardening tips Randy Battle shares gardening tips including how to use a colander to prepare soil for seed starting and when to water plants to ...

Various paper and cardboard seed starting pots on a table along with a watering can, a pair of scissors, a key and some apples. - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Earth-conscious gardeners are always looking ...

This winter reminds me of the winter of 1991. There was almost no rain all winter. But then, on the vernal equinox, the skies opened and it rained for days. By the rain-year’s end, we had received ...

Since we’ve passed seed catalog season, it’s now time to get ready to start seeds indoors for some of the vegetables we plan to grow in our spring and summer gardens. For example, the Master Gardeners ...

Now that winter has released her icy grip on Southeast Texas and pleasant weather has returned, it is an enjoyable time to begin tidying up the landscape. According to several 30-day weather ...

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 ...

Plant warm-season grasses in spring and cool-season grasses in fall if possible. Spring is an option for cool-season grasses ...