Low light isn’t the only concern when starting seeds in January. Also consider the size of your indoor growing area and how ...

Winter has a way of slowing everything down. Outside, the world seems frozen, the soil hard as concrete, and the promise of ...

Get a jumpstart on the gardening season by starting seeds indoors. If you've never grown anything from seed, it's easy to write the idea off as difficult or labor-intensive, but that couldn't be ...

This bright and colorful, beginner-friendly bloomer loves an early indoor start — giving you a leg up on color before spring ...

If you’re itching to dig your hands into some soil, you don’t have to wait for spring. January is a great time to start certain seeds indoors and get a jump on the growing season. Picking the right ...

Did you know that sesame seeds on hamburger buns helped make hamburgers more popular? The seeds were a secret to success, and they’ve been on a roll ever since. Speaking of sesame seeds, I’ve grown ...

If you find yourself dreaming of flowers and fresh vegetables during this time of the year, then you are a gardener! While it is a bit early to start planting outside, you can get a head start, and a ...

For many vegetable gardeners, this is perhaps the best season of the year—seed catalog season! Since the first week of January, colorful seed catalogs have begun to appear in my mailbox just as links ...

Indy Officinalis talks starting seeds indoors with grow lights. She troubleshoots stunted seedlings, shares when to put light on germinated seeds, and more! In Episode 202 of Mother Earth News and ...

These seeds — including carrots, beets, and sunflowers — just aren't worth the trouble of growing indoors during those tricky ...

Winter can feel like a dormant period where the garden is asleep and our hands stay out of the dirt. However, the online ...

Transform milk jugs, soda bottles and other items into mini-grow chambers to start some of your favorite and hard to find ...