The timing of winter sowing is essential to avoid the freeze-thaw cycle that could kill plants. The timing can vary based on nighttime temps in your area.

If you’re looking to increase the number of trees and shrubs on your property and you’re up for a challenge, now is a great time to start new trees and shrubs from seeds. Yes, it’s an exercise in ...

Think winter is too early to start sowing vegetable and herb seeds outdoors? Not for all of them! While heat-loving crops like tomatoes don’t tolerate chilly temperatures one bit, many cold-weather ...

Some plants take longer to germinate than others. For a productive edible garden this growing season, you'll want to sow this ...

Farmers who want to maximize their profits and productivity come spring would do well to add winter sowing to their routine. This seed-starting method is great for hardy annuals and perennials that ...

Get a head start this February: Here's 7 seeds to sow indoors this month.

Turn off the grow lights, gather a few milk jugs and potting mix and start planting seeds. Winter sowing is a way to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a ...

Turn off the grow lights, gather a few milk jugs and potting mix and start planting seeds. Winter sowing is a way to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame. You’ll ...

Even when the wind whips at my face and the snow crunches below my boots, my mind can’t help but wander forward to the end of May, when I’ll plant […] ...

For folks who move to the Lowcountry from colder regions, winter arrives with a kind of cultural whiplash. You might be grilling in short sleeves while back home friends and family are shoveling snow ...

From sowing seeds indoors to deadheading violas and pansies, there are plenty of essential gardening tasks to tackle this February ...