Why Birds Need Native Plants Native plants for birds are like Mom’s home cooking. They’re the tried-and-true foods that keep ...

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As we leave the winter frosts behind, garden soil gets warm enough for direct outdoor planting. Here’s how to sow seeds the ...

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Temperatures are warming, so now is a good time to get out in your garden. Here's what you should be planting.

We’ve all certainly confronted another unwanted result of conventional seed-sowing methods: the pileup of leftover plastic cell packs better skipped in the name of the environment. One pushback ...

This type of winter sowing is popular after the Winter Solstice and as late as the end of March, as seeds are able to germinate outdoors, resulting in hardy plants that may just outshine their ...

Sowing a tray of 12 Verbena bonariensis, for instance, with a packet of seed that costs £3.95 (plus the cost of a bag of compost) is far, far cheaper than buying them as two-litre potted plants ...

Sunflowers bloom from summer to autumn. Depending on the variety, annual sunflowers take 11-18 weeks to flower from seed. With that in mind, it's a good idea to sow sunflower seed every couple of ...

This seed mix is good for birds and good for your lawns and patios. With no wheat filler or husks, this bird food won’t leave debris all over your garden, but still provides great nutrition. This bird ...

Keeping the seeds on a damp cloth in the refrigerator for 2-3 days can also work. After that, the planting material is abruptly transferred to heat. This temperature stress can speed up germination.

It's either time — or nearly time — to start seeds indoors for the upcoming growing season, depending on where you live. But what about starting them outdoors, despite the frozen ground, whipping ...