When the holidays wrap up and the seed catalogs start coming in the mail is about the time I start to get a feeling that I just cannot shake; the faintest voice calls me outside and into the garden.

Winter sowing vegetable, herb, and flower seeds can add weeks to months to your growing season, save you space and money, and increase the variety of plants in your garden. But exactly when should you ...

Winter sowing involves planting your seeds outdoors in miniature greenhouses during the winter and allowing them to germinate naturally in the spring. Michelle Mero Riedel is a master gardener and ...

Farmers who want to maximize their profits and productivity come spring would do well to add winter sowing to their routine. This seed-starting method is great for hardy annuals and perennials that ...

If you've never practiced winter sowing, you're in for a fun and unique experience that ignores some of the rules you've learned about seed starting. For example, seed packet instructions on when to ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -As autumn deepens and gardens begin their seasonal rest, it’s the perfect time to think ahead—especially if you’re hoping to support pollinators and native plants next spring.

Save money and indoor space used for starting seeds indoors with winter sowing. This easy technique allows you to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame. Growing your ...

This beginner-friendly guide explains how to start a vegetable garden with indirect and direct seed-sowing methods.

Can’t wait for spring? While it’s too early to start seeds indoors in zone 5b, you can get your garden growing now with ...

If you want to use an easy way to germinate seeds of cool-season vegetables so you do less work than maintaining them indoors or don’t have an indoor space to start seeds, you will find doing what is ...