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It’s Time to Inventory Your Seed Packets

January 13, 2015 | Meghan Shinn | 0

January is a good time to take stock of any seeds you’ve saved. Here are tips for sorting through old seed packets and organizing them ahead of seed-starting season, so you know what you need (and don’t need!) to purchase:

The Best Containers in Which to Save Garden Seeds

August 26, 2014 | Meghan Shinn | 0

When choosing containers for storing seeds you collect from your garden’s plants, go for ones that will keep the seeds dry. Dryness is the key to successful seed storage. You should also be able to easily mark the containers with …

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Timing for Lawn Seeding and Repair

April 1, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

Make sure to plant warm-season turfgrasses in spring and cool-season turfgrasses in the fall when seeding or overseeding a lawn. You will find they germinate and develop better, because this matches up with when they are programmed to grow.

Light for Seedlings: Is There Such Thing as Too Much?

March 4, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

Starting plants from seed is a cost-effective, rewarding experience that is relatively easy to do. Although the steps are fairly simple to follow, when starting seeds indoors, one wrong move could be the difference of successfully growing your seedlings to …

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What Went Wrong with Zinnia Seedlings

February 25, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

Last year I started zinnias from seed indoors, but the leaves became deformed and the plants did not develop. What could have been the problem with my zinnia seedlings?

How Deep to Plant Seeds That Are Being Sown Indoors

January 28, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

I am sowing seeds in pots indoors this winter and I will transplant them outdoors this spring. How deep should I plant the seeds in my pots?

Easy Recycled Containers for Starting Deep-Rooted Seedlings

January 21, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

A great, cost-effective and rewarding way to kick-start your garden is to start your seeds indoors. There are an abundance of successful methods for starting seeds, but one clever, easy-to-do technique is to use empty toilet paper rolls (or paper …

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6 Reasons to Start Your Own Plants from Seed

January 14, 2014 | Gardening Jones | 0

Growing plants from seed is not a difficult thing to do. To start seeds indoors all you need are containers of your choice, some seed-starting mix, a light source and water. And, of course, seeds. Many seed packets will tell …

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5 Things to Know When Buying a Seed Collection

December 30, 2013 | Gardening Jones | 0

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There is something to be said about choosing to purchase a seed collection—that is, multiple varieties of the same veggie in one seed packet:

What’s the Shelf Life of a Packet of Seeds

December 15, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

What is the shelf life of packaged seeds? I have some seeds I didn’t start this past year, can I start them next spring?

Book Review: The Manual of Seed Saving

October 30, 2013 | Kylee Baumle | 0

The Manual of Seed Saving Harvesting, Storing, and Sowing Techniques for Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits by Andrea Heistinger 344 pages Timber Press, 2013 List price: $39.95 Growing from seed has always been a standard practice of gardeners, especially those who …

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