Give your garden a head start by starting your seeds indoors. When your last frost date rolls around, you'll have seedlings ...

Go ahead and make a list of what plants you want to grow and acquire your seeds. It’s still winter, so you should start your seeds indoors. That means you’ll need good-quality potting mix and some ...

Starting seeds indoors is imperative to give plants a head start before the brief outdoor growing season begins. Plants such as tomatoes, peppers, and herbs like basil thrive when given ample time ...

Lisa Schauer Even if the snow is still falling outside, we can dream of warmer days, and plan for bigger harvests by bringing ...

Ask the Gardener offers tips on lighting, the proper soil mix, and watering to ensure your plants get off to their early and ...

As the crisp embrace of fall takes hold, plant enthusiasts should contemplate relocating houseplants back indoors. While Minnesota’s summers provide an ideal outdoor haven for many ...

This week's column focuses on seed starting, advice for pruning blackberry plants and how to support the local ecosystem with ...

Salida and Buena Vista have about 100 frost-free days a year. For successful vegetable and flower gardens in this short ...

Cool-season crops like cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, onions, carrots, radishes, pansies, and diathus can be planted. (They can ...

I would like to start some plants from seed of some of the newer ... The combination of full sunlight and lower day temperature with warmer indoor night temperature will also make growth more ...

Spring arrives March 20 — 58 days from today, and as you see, I’m eagerly counting the days! My seed catalogs, dog-eared and ...