What Are True Leaves?
If you start seeds indoors, you’ve probably read the phrase, “when the seedling has a set of true leaves….” or something to that effect. What…
If you start seeds indoors, you’ve probably read the phrase, “when the seedling has a set of true leaves….” or something to that effect. What…
While many gardeners enjoy starting vegetables from seed, starting annuals from seed is fun and easy, too. Some tender annuals — zinnias, marigolds, calendulas, salvias,…
A blog reader recently asked if seed starters should delay their seed starting this year because of the long, cold winter. In Minnesota, we’ve had…
It’s still too early to start seeds indoors in Minnesota, with the exception of onions, but many gardeners are thinking about their seed-starting set up….
With the winds whipping and a high forecast in the below zeroes again, it may seem like spring and your vegetable garden are far, far…
Winter sowing of seeds is one of the top three topics that bring folks to this blog. (The other top two are northern gardening…
On a day when the high temperatures here in Minnesota will likely not get about minus-15 and the wind is making the garden look like…
Our extended winter-like weather and delayed spring has changed the timing for planting some things in the garden that I’ve started indoors. My trays of…
Yes, the thermometer out my window reads 10 degrees F and those winds from our sort-of blizzard of earlier this week are still dying down,…
I started lettuce early this year—on February 22—so that we would be able to display the new seedlings in our exhibit at the Minneapolis Home…
Yesterday’s topic was starting seeds for your vegetable garden indoors in trays or containers of potting mix, which works great for smaller seeds that you…
This is the first of a three-part post about starting seeds indoors. If you’ve never done it before, the main thing you should know is…
If you’ve decided to try starting your own vegetable seeds this year, you’ll find a lot of choices at hand—both for varieties available as well…
For me, half the fun of starting a vegetable garden comes at this time of year, when I sit down with a stack of seed…