Strawberries From Seed in Just One Year
Who knew you could sow strawberries and get fruit the first year! Photo: allmanhall.co.uk & walmart.ca Growing strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa or F. × rosea) byContinue Reading
Category: Sowing Seeds
In 2021, Get Your Seed Orders in Early!
Photo: thelivingfarm.org & cleanpng.com Were you caught up in the COVID-19 seed crisis? When seed suppliers all over the worldContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Birdseed!
American goldfinch on a echinacea. Photo: www.americanmeadows.com If you’re used to feeding birds, you can’t have helped but notice theContinue Reading
How to Transplant Young Seedlings
Time to move your seedlings to larger quarters. But how? Photo: greenbeanconnection.wordpress.com If you have young seedlings that are packedContinue Reading
Growing Ramps From Seed
Ramps are onion relatives from Eastern North America. Photo: amazon.com Question: I would like to know if it’s possible to findContinue Reading
When Is It Safe to Plant Your Seedlings Out?
It’s important not to plante seedlings outdoors too early. Photo: www.diynetwork.com You started your vegetable and flower seeds indoors withContinue Reading
Do you have to transplant seedlings indoors?
Popular belief to the contrary, potting seedlings up is not always necessary. Photo: goingtoseed.wordpress.com Question: Do you have to transplant seedlingsContinue Reading
Is Light Necessary for Germination?
Photo: www.gardenbetty.com Question: I have a question regarding the germination phase of sowing seeds. Is light absolutely necessary or will heatContinue Reading
Venting a Cold Frame Automatically
Normally, you open the window covering of a cold frame yourself on hot days to provide ventilation and prevent overheating.Continue Reading
Sowing Seeds in Eggshells: Not Such a Great Idea
Photo: survivallife.com You see this just about everywhere on the Internet: a photo of seedlings sprouting in eggshells. Usually theContinue Reading