Category: Seed Starting

  • How to Harden Off Plants for Outside

    How to Harden Off Plants for Outside

    How to Harden Off Plants for Outside If you grow your own vegetable plants from seed indoors under lights, you will need to adapt your seedlings before transplanting them into the garden. This simple yet sometimes frustrating process is called “Hardening Off.” Starting your garden from seed can open up a world of new possibilities…

  • Seed Truth: The Truth about Heirloom, Hybrid and GMO Seeds you need to know

    Seed Truth: The Truth about Heirloom, Hybrid and GMO Seeds you need to know

    The terms heirloom, hybrid, and genetically modified (GMO) are a much debated topic now a days.  These terms get tossed about a lot in the gardening world. What are heirlooms, hybrids and GMO’s? Mystery solved!  Read on to learn more about the seed truth: the truth about heirloom, hybrid and GMO seeds you need to…

  • Using seed tape to get the perfect garden spacing

    Using seed tape to get the perfect garden spacing

    How many times have you planted a handful of tiny seeds — onions and carrots or even herbs like basil!  Have you sown a row of tiny seeds, only to end up thinning out over half the seedlings? Using seed tape to get the perfect garden spacing will reduce the work you have to do in…

  • Seed Starting Mix

    Seed Starting Mix

    Seed Starting Mix Starting plants from seed is fun, and it’s also a huge money saver. When I talk about starting seeds indoors, one of the first questions new gardeners ask me is about the best seed starting mix to use. This is a very important question, because the type of soil you use to…