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.

Pro tip: If you do use the lighter seed-starting soil, moisten the soil before inserting the seed. This light soil tends to ...

Starting seeds at home is a wonderful annual ritual. Here are four things to do before starting your seedlings indoors this ...

However, heat-loving plants, like tomatoes, shouldn’t be transplanted ... you avoid issues like transplant shock. Yes! If you start seeds indoors too early, your plants may outgrow your grow ...

I start them about early February for April transplanting. I plant tomatoes and peppers 10 to ... sunlight and lower day temperature with warmer indoor night temperature will also make growth ...

This week's Master Gardener column includes tips for eliminating gnats from indoor plants as well as advice on when to start ...

A plant growing from seed — that sometimes ... Now if you’re looking for a quick and dirty how-to on starting your own tomato seeds indoors, this isn’t the place. There’s any number ...

When should I start seeds indoors in order to have plants ready to plant in the spring ... can be started earlier than the warm season crops (tomatoes and peppers). Checking the seed packets ...