Recently a column reader wrote me a letter about a common problem among vegetable gardeners. "I have difficulty planting carrot seeds," the reader wrote. "My thumb-and-forefinger method either sows ...

When the holidays wrap up and the seed catalogs start coming in the mail is about the time I start to get a feeling that I just cannot shake; the faintest voice calls me outside and into the garden.

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

It was winter, 1999. Trudi Davidoff had a dilemma. She had many seeds to start for her garden. However, she had limited space indoors, poor lighting, a small budget and curious pets. Finally, a ...

Question: I scattered about 20 pounds of bluebonnet seeds during various times this past fall season. I have read that it is a must to plant the seeds about an 1/8" of an inch into the ground rather ...

“Life is a process of planting seeds for the future. This is how Adam (from adama, the Hebrew word for earth) got his name. For the virtue of earth is found in the plants that grow out of it and in ...

While it’s too soon to plant most vegetables and flowers indoors, it’s the perfect time to sow seeds of dill, cilantro, onions, leeks, celery, datura, laurentia, lisianthus and tuberous begonia. It’s ...