Category: Starting Seeds

Separating seedlings for the first time is anxiety-inducing for many inexperienced gardeners. What if you break the stem? What if you break the roots? What if the plant doesn't recover? These are all...

For the past two years, I've successfully started and grown all my seedlings in an unheated room, under grow lights. It took some work to provide the additional heat (early spring is still very cold...

I’m almost embarrassed to admit it, but peat pots only recently came into my life. I’d been gardening for several years before I even knew that peat pots existed. When peat pots finally did come...

For new and seasoned gardeners alike, there’s nothing quite as concerning as abnormal seedling growth. I know that I will obsess (and stress) over seedlings that grow a little slowly, or too fast,...

Do you ever get frustrated with past years’ seed trays and pots? They always seem to overflow their storage space, and never fail to harbor ant colonies, spiderwebs, and all kinds of insects. Old...

Onions are very sturdy vegetables. I would say they're almost indestructible. Their roots are wiry and strong, built to withstand drought, overwatering, cold, and all kinds of environmental...