The Seed-Starting Step Smart Gardeners Never Skip for Healthier Plants

Vinegar is not recommended for sterilizing seed-starting equipment, but to get rid of caked-on salt or mineral deposits, you ...
Midland Reporter-Telegram on MSN

Growing seedlings indoors is fascinating aspect of gardening

Learn how to start seeds indoors with vermiculite, heat mats and LED light, plus watering, temperature and timing tips for ...
The Spruce on MSN

17 seeds you should start now so they're ready to plant in March, according to gardeners

Key Points Any seedlings that can survive a light frost, such as onions, peas, brassicas, some herbs, and cool-season flowers ...
Yahoo

Grow Healthy Seedlings And Soil With These DIY Cardboard Biodegradable Seed Starting Pots

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Various paper and cardboard seed starting pots on a table along with a watering can, a pair of scissors, a key and some apples. - ...

Grow with KARE: Seed soaking & scarification cheat sheet

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Some seeds have hard outer shells that slow or prevent water absorption. Soaking or scarifying (scratching or nicking the seed coat) helps speed up germination and improves ...
Lifehacker

You Can Save a Lot of Money by Growing Your Own Seedlings Instead of Buying Plants

When you're buying one or two plants, letting someone else grow them makes sense. As you scale up, the math changes. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and ...
The Courier-Journal

Want to grow vegetables from seeds indoors? Here are the 5 things you need to know

There has always been something magical to me about growing plants from seed. Growing plants from seed and then harvesting produce from those plants is even better. Saving a few seeds and starting it ...
Raleigh News & Observer

If you want to grow seedlings for your spring garden, you should start now. Here’s how.

It’s time to get out the garden tools, seeds and plants and get your garden going. CHARLES SLATE KRT We’re a couple of months out from getting our tomato and pepper seedlings in our backyard garden ...
The New York Times

I Refuse to Buy Expensive Grow Lights When These $20 Shop Lights Work Just as Well

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Sebastian Compagnucci Sebastian Compagnucci is deputy audience director. He ...