Starting your own plants from seed is one of the most rewarding parts of gardening, but success often comes down to the right foundation. A quality seed-starting mix provides the ideal balance of ...

A: Soilless mixes generally contain a mixture of organic and inorganic materials that serve individual purposes. As the name states, it does not contain any soil. Soilless mixes are considered sterile ...

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 ...

There are a couple of ways to get these seeds up and growing. One uniting factor is that many native prairie wildflower seeds ...

Question: I keep reading that I’m supposed to be using a special potting soil to start my seeds that’s different from the kind of potting soil I’m supposed to use to fill my patio containers. What’s ...

Making homemade planting medium can be more economical than buying a sterile mix at the store, said Brooke Edmunds, a horticulturist with Oregon State University's Extension Service. Use a ...

Some of my taller flowers last summer grew too tall and flopped over. Can I pinch these back next year to control height without losing flowers? Most types of annual and perennial flowers can be ...

If you are thinking about growing your own transplants from seed this year, now’s the time to gather your supplies. The single most important item is the soil that you’ll be using to start your plants ...

Save money and indoor space used for starting seeds indoors with winter sowing. This easy technique allows you to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame. Growing your ...

If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of course, ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...