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 ...

Starting your own plants from seed is one of the most rewarding parts of gardening, but success often comes down to the right ...

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 ...

Growing your own transplants from seeds is a very satisfying experience which can save you money, too. However, it is not without its problems. Just about every gardener who has started plants from ...

Starting plants from seed can make vegetable gardening both less expensive and more interesting. “You can buy seeds for a much wider range of plant varieties than garden centers sell as transplants,” ...

Q: What can I do to keep the tree in the photo healthy after a rabbit decided to have the bark for lunch. The red-flowering crabapple is two years old, and I really hate to replant and start all over.

With the right planning, you can start seedlings indoors for hardier plants in the garden. Learn how to germinate seeds quickly, with instructions for seed starting mix and DIY paper pots to get ...

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The loyal reader knows I am an organic gardener. My first book was on the soil food web and popularized the concept that plants produce carbon-based exudates designed to attract specific microbes.