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Direct sowing seeds in spring is one of the simplest and most rewarding ways to grow a productive garden. Instead of starting seeds indoors and transplanting them later, direct sowing means planting seeds straight into your garden soil, raised bed, or container where they will grow to maturity.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever brought home healthy-looking seedlings or nurtured your own indoors, only to watch them wilt, stall, or die after transplanting, you’re not alone. This is one of the earliest lessons I’ve learned the hard way: if you move plants from indoors to the outdoors too quickly, you can easily undermine them or even lose them altogether. When you’re growing an edible garden from seed, it’s important to make sure your seedlings will be able to handle the transition to a new climate and growing condition.
Read MoreAlthough I generally hate winter, there is one thing I always look forward to: receiving seed catalogs in the mail. Many of my weekend mornings from December through February are spent browsing through catalogs with a cup of coffee or tea, jotting down notes for spring gardening in my garden journal, and marking pages in the catalogs to remember what seeds I plan to buy and sow come spring.
Read MoreIn this blog, we will share some hands-on tips for seed germination indoors and outdoors. We will also talk about a method you might not know about for easily growing plants from seed: the Kratky method. Using these methods, you can grow healthier seedlings that turn into healthy plants.
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