You can save a lot of money by growing your vegetables and flowers from seed versus purchasing mature plants. But if you’re going to successfully grow your plants from seed, you need to give them the ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. In ...

Make potting mix with free materials and use it for seed starting, raised beds, and more. You can make your own potting mix at home using simple ingredients like compost, sand, and shredded leaves.

But I’m finding quite a disparity in the basic “recipes” for soil block seed starting. They generally involve peat moss, soil from the existing garden, perlite, lime, compost and a fertilizer mix of ...

CORVALLIS – While you’re battling the winter blues, make your own seed-starting mix and plan for the gardening days ahead. Home gardeners can start vegetable and flower seedlings indoors from four to ...

February 2, 2013 — Want to start your garden from seeds this year? Mike McGrath has the recipe for healthy germination. Plus answers to listeners’ garden questions. I’m really interested in starting ...

A little dirt never hurt anyone. We acquire immunities early on from making mud pies, as health experts now know and gardeners have known all along. The same goes for plants. This time of year, ...

Spring is nearly here and we as gardeners are sowing seeds and looking for alternative seed varieties to start in our gardens but with all the effort in making sure we can grow those varieties in our ...

The Frugal Food Gardener: Looking to gain a little food independence or just looking for something fun to do? Join us as we start a home garden this spring. Jane Woodman is an accomplished and skilled ...

Making your own potting mix is a rewarding and cost-effective way to care for your plants. Although it may seem intimidating to create a soil medium from scratch, the process is simple, and you can ...

You can make your own potting mix at home using simple ingredients like compost, sand, and shredded leaves. Compost adds nutrients while wood chips and rocks help your mix drain well and keep plant ...