Starting seeds indoors during the winter months is a practical and rewarding strategy for avid gardeners. This practic ...

Ask the Gardener offers tips on lighting, the proper soil mix, and watering to ensure your plants get off to their early and best start.

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Simply, a rubber or plastic mat with a heating coil inside to provide bottom heat to seedlings and plants, they're a cheaper way to help increase germination and easy to use- simply lay the mat out ...

While sowing seeds indoors provides them with a head start for the growing season, the process can be costly and time-consuming. Successful indoor gardening needs grow lights, heat pads and ...

However, if you wait until the end of the month, a sunny windowsill should be warm enough to encourage germination, just make sure the pots or trays are covered to stop temperatures falling ...

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Put soft, warm beans in your blender and blend until texture you prefer. (Sometimes I add a1-2 tsp. of extra honey). Add the ...

With spring around the corner, it is time to plan your garden. Now is the time when you should begin choosing the varieties ...