It's hard to even imagine spring when the temperatures are still frigid, and there's a fresh layer of snow on the ground. However, these chilly weeks are a crucial time in the world of seed starting ...

Homegrown vegetables are one of life’s greatest pleasures, but it can be expensive to buy all the plants you want to grow at your garden center each spring. But when you know how to grow a vegetable ...

Planting seedlings indoors is a great way to give them a boost at the start of life. But if you don't get the timing right, those plants won't thrive.

As of late, my dreams have been filled with fresh green sprouts and visions of verdancy. Few things excite me more about the impending growing season than planning my vegetable and cut-flower garden.

For many vegetable gardeners, this is perhaps the best season of the year—seed catalog season! Since the first week of January, colorful seed catalogs have begun to appear in my mailbox just as links ...

March is a great time to start summer vegetables for transplants. Seeds started now will be ready to transplant in April or May. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Do you have a gardening question? The UC ...

Gardeners start seeds indoors to save money, access specific varieties and extend the harvest season. Vegetables like tomatoes and peppers are good for indoor starting, while others like cucumbers and ...

February is technically midwinter in the Northern Hemisphere, when we reach the midpoint between winter and spring. Most places are still deeply immersed in the cold and snow that comes with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Ekaterina Vasileva-Bagler / Getty Images Homegrown vegetables are one of life’s greatest pleasures, but it can be ...

Slow-growing, long-season vegetables benefit most from being started indoors. Start tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions, cauliflower, and celery indoors 8–12 weeks before your last frost. Direct-sow ...