Growing plants from seeds is an easy, inexpensive and fun thing to do. When you learn how to start plants from seeds, the variety of plants that you can grow increases dramatically, but not the ...

Germinating seeds in paper towel used to be a popular way to test seeds for viability. But more and more people are using this method to start all their seeds every time. And why not? It’s faster and ...

The first sign of spring is a smattering of garden supplies that pop up in the destitute Christmas department of the big box stores. One of the first to appear is bagged seed starting mix, and you ...

When I teach vegetable gardening, I love to share my favorite way to germinate seeds using a paper towel. Paper towels can be used for any seed that needs to be buried, even just a little bit.

Here are some good tips for germinating seeds that are hard to start or are having trouble germinating. Have some patience though as it could take anywhere from three days to three weeks for a seed to ...

I have quite a few leftover vegetable seeds. How can I make sure they are viable before I plant them or buy more?

Hopefully all of you aspiring growers have been able to get your seeds so we can move to the next step: germination. Take great care handling seed and seedling. Most flower and vegetable seeds are ...

Last spring, I re-learned a lesson about testing old packets of seeds by pre-germinating a test batch. Yes, those zinnia seeds were not viable anymore. If you have had seeds stored for a long time, ...