It’s been months since local cottage industry entrepreneur Amanda Pratt began working on her idea to start a winter farmers market. After a lot of planning, marketing and recruitment, she is ready for ...

The winter season is one of those down times for gardeners. Snow is on the ground, but it is too early to start seeds indoors ...

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 ...

The “Wild Ones,” a group dedicated to growing native plants, spoke to the Chillicothe Garden Club recently about sowing seeds ...

January in a Minnesota garden is all bitter ice and howling winds and dirt frozen hard as diamonds. Which makes January the perfect time to brave subzero cold and start your spring planting. Last ...

Carton of Just FreshDirect organic whole milk with cow illustration on marble surface. When I was growing up on a small farm, ...

Fleming is one of the founders of the Worcester Native Plant Initiative hosting a workshop Jan. 24 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester.

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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 ...

Beth Fleming, who teaches others the techniques of growing a winter greenhouse for native plants, has dozens of milk jugs in her yard that she uses for the process. They currently contain native plant ...

Spring energy is buzzing, dirt is calling your name, and tiny seeds are just begging to become something amazing. Seed starting doesn’t have to involve fancy trays, expensive lights, or a cart full of ...