One of the most common threats to indoor seedlings is damping off. This plant disease causes seedlings or entire seedling trays to collapse, ruining the planting season before it has even started.

You'll want to know about -- and avoid -- these five issues if you're planning to start your own garden seeds inside this winter.

Starting seeds indoors before spring gives you a head start on the growing season and increases your chances of a healthy, productive garden. The key to success is providing the right environment: ...

To beat the winter doldrums, we’re doing some indoor gardening on a small scale this winter, without a greenhouse. We decided instead of letting our grow lights that we use for seed starting just sit ...

The next day I was closed. No electricity." If you have never started your own vegetable seeds before, just give it a shot. There’s a lot of fancy seed starting equipment out there, but in reality, ...

I’m currently dusting off my seed-starting supplies and sorting through seed packets from years past. Seed starting is an annual ritual for many gardeners, but if you’re new to the party, it would be ...

Starting your own plants from seeds can save a lot of money and give you way more choice than you’ll find at plant-buying time... even in the biggest garden centers. When you start your own seeds ...

Turn off the grow lights, gather a few milk jugs and potting mix, and start planting seeds. Winter sowing is a way to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame. You’ll ...

After the column was published, I learned that the period of time during our northern hemisphere winter, when daylight hours ...