If you have harvested milkweed seeds from existing plants, the typical perennial varieties that need cold stratification ...

It’s ideal to start your outdoor crop indoors but if for some reason it’s impossible, you absolutely can plant directly in your chosen location. Keep in mind that unless you’re using feminized seeds, ...

Grow milkweeds for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Milkweed seeds require a cold, moist process called stratification in ...

Once it’s safe to put your plants outside, you’ll want to plan for a week of hardening off before planting them in the ground. As winter fades into spring and summer, the seeds you carefully planted ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Trees are our silent sentinels, guardians of the health of the ecosystem, and often referred to as "the lungs of the planet." That's why caring for them and planting new trees ...

Starting seeds indoors is a smart way to get a head start on spring gardening. But after weeks of ensuring your seedlings have enough water and sunlight to thrive, the last thing you want is for them ...

Warmer weather is here, but it’s not summer garden season yet. We still need to get through some chilly nights, so while you’re patiently waiting to stick warm-weather plants in the garden, you can ...

1. Fill growing containers to within a quarter-inch of the top with moistened seed-starting medium. "I usually hand-mix warm water with the very dry medium prior to filling my containers," says Harris ...

One of the easiest members of the onion family to grow, shallots mature faster and require less space than their counterparts ...

Get a jump on the gardening season by starting vegetable and flower seeds indoors now, says University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Donna Aufdenberg. “Starting seeds indoors doesn’t have ...